First off......hahahahha!, that pic's too funny, I REALLY like your reason for using the cryptic pattern/coloration!..LOL!

Well, about the "loud" colors,.......it does certainly seem that many "other" animals make use of loud obvious colors/patterns to thwart-off many would-be predators. I've seen some documenteries in the past that give pretty good credence to this phenomenon. I'm not so sure that WE understand all about it, but it seems that many wild animals are quite aware of this.

I've also heard of some studies that suggests that the symetrical banding pattern is very confusing to animals.

In the end, I have to believe there's something to this vivid pattern of colors that helps them survive, venomous mimicry, confusion, or whatever it may be.

I think a predator would get dizzy from some of the snakes in herpetoculture today!...LOL!


~Doug


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