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Old 10-30-07, 02:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Corn shaking his tail

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Originally Posted by Dianne View Post
Many years ago in southern Ontario I went after a baby Garter Snake who went into a coil and strike pose and rattled his tail in the leaves. It DID sound like a rattler and, since there were Mississauga Rattlesnakes in that area, I DID stop to have a second look before I grabbed him so, as a defense, IT WORKS - LOL!
Yep mimicry is a great defense. All those that use tail shaking mimicking rattlers & then there are all the Milks & tricolored kings out there mimicking Coral snakes. Mark
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