Mimic Snakes? - beyond Milk Snakes
Everybody knows that milk snakes mimic coral snakes, as well as of other coral snake mimics. However, I'd like to learn more of other venomous snake mimics, such as snakes that mimic vipers. Now, I'm mainly looking into snakes that visually(ex. Patterns/Colors) look like vipers, as opposed to behave like them, since it has been mentioned before that they undergo mimicry behaviour, such as tail rattling, hooding, and even head flattening. As far as colors, morphology, and patterns go though, not much is said beyond milk snakes. All I know of are Viper Boas and Rough Scaled Sand Boas, but I'm also curious to ask, would you all say Nerodia spp. are considered mimics of Agkistrodon spp.? I'm curious to learn more!
Mimic Snakes? - beyond Milk Snakes
My corn used to rattle her tail when I'd go to grab her.
Re: Mimic Snakes? - beyond Milk Snakes
My corn startled me pretty good the first time he tail rattled. I didn't know they could do that lol!
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Re: Mimic Snakes? - beyond Milk Snakes
All of my baby corns do that tail rattle at feeding time and a couple do it everytime I open their tubs they are so darn cute trying to act tough lol. I used to catch wold eastern hognosed as a kid and the would tail rattle sometimes too. Also we have a native snake in Ohio I think its a type of racer that flattens out to make a hood mimicking a cobra. And there's a couple native corns that really resemble copper heads if you don't know the difference.