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Defensive gaping?

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Posted by: LarryF at Wed Jan 30 17:55:35 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LarryF ]  
   

I'm working on a "theory" and I've been meaning to ask this for a while.



Is anyone familiar with any species of snake, other than A. piscivorous, that regularly tilts it's head back when gaping as a defensive display so that the mouth is opened upward?



I know lots of species that gape but all the others I know usually face forward. And I AM interested in hearing from anyone keeping cantils.



Yawning, stretching or respiratory infections don't count.
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