Origin of Red-Tail?

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I had considered it, but I would think too big to be a "lure" given the size of some of the tails I've seen ... typically snakes with "lures" like on a GTP are only a small enough fraction of the tail to draw interest.

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This is kind of off-topic but does anyone have a pic of this lure? Or can anyone describe it?

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Originally Posted by Mendel's Balls

This is kind of off-topic but does anyone have a pic of this lure? Or can anyone describe it?

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I can't get a picture now, but I'll try to get one soon... maybe even a video. Essentially, the "lure" is the last 2-3 inches or so of the tail which is quite thin and black. It doesn't match the color of the snake at all. The GTP will typically sit in a coiled position on a perch and dangle the tip of the tail beneath it while wiggling it to simulate the movement of a worm. It's actually pretty cool to watch.

I remember seeing a Steve Irwin video of the "10 Deadliest Snakes in the World", which, gosh, are all in Australia =P (or were according to the show)...anywho, the like 7st deadliest used a lure tail to hunt prey. The snakey was mostly burrowed under leaf litter (and it's pattern helped camo it), with its tail tip sticking up, gently waving, like a worm or something.

I can't remember what the snake was, but it was cool to watch.

Here's a neat link on snakes that use caudal luring.

http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~r.s.reiserer/luring.html


I know there's fish like the Angler Fish that use body appendages to lure in prey with wormlike movements. As well another fish, though I can't remember it's name, that has a wormlike thing in it's mouth so other fish see what they think is prey and swim into a trap.

Thanks for the links Joanna. Very good example.

Great link Joanna. Baby copperheads also have a "lure" tail too

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Here's a neat link on snakes that use caudal luring.

http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~r.s.reiserer/luring.html


I know there's fish like the Angler Fish that use body appendages to lure in prey with wormlike movements. As well another fish, though I can't remember it's name, that has a wormlike thing in it's mouth so other fish see what they think is prey and swim into a trap.

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Awesome link. Thank you very much.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Here's a neat link on snakes that use caudal luring.

http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~r.s.reiserer/luring.html


I know there's fish like the Angler Fish that use body appendages to lure in prey with wormlike movements. As well another fish, though I can't remember it's name, that has a wormlike thing in it's mouth so other fish see what they think is prey and swim into a trap.

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The Head light Fish, Gulper eel, and the deep sea Ruby Angler to just name a very small few. Some Snapping turtels have a worm like groth on the tip of there toung(how the heck do you spell that word!!)( :tongue2: )
great sight though!