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Hey, Joe!

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Posted by: Sunherp at Thu May 1 14:12:23 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Sunherp ]  
   

I just read the post about the fox snake mimicry. That would serve no purpose. None. The pattern shared by those two species (as well as numerous others) is the result of either convergent evolution or is an ancestral trait. Either way (the arguments for either hypothesis could go on for a long time), no mimicry is involved between them. I've heard some semi-convincing arguments for copperhead mimicry, but that's for another thread... LOL

Hope all is well with you and your little gem of a snake.
-Cole

   

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