Herpetology B/C

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Re: Herpetology B/C

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Ok let me have another go at this:
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1. What is the Family and Genus of this snake?
2. How does the snake deter predators?
3. What animal does it prey upon and what adaptions does it have to consume the prey?
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Almandine wrote:Ok let me have another go at this:
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1. What is the Family and Genus of this snake?
2. How does the snake deter predators?
3. What animal does it prey upon and what adaptions does it have to consume the prey?
1. Colubridae, Heterodon
2. Hiss, play dead
3. Toads, immune to toxins in toads
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1.Correct
2.Technically correct, but was looking for flattens head and coils tail
3. Correct, has teeth in the back of mouth to puncture inflated toads

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I shall proceed

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1. Family?
2. Carnivore, herbivore or omnivore?
3. Most species in this family can/cannot regenerate their tails.
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Froggie wrote:I shall proceed

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1. Family?
2. Carnivore, herbivore or omnivore?
3. Most species in this family can/cannot regenerate their tails.
1.Scincidae 2.Feeds on invertebrates, Carnivore 3.Can
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Almandine wrote:
Froggie wrote:I shall proceed

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1. Family?
2. Carnivore, herbivore or omnivore?
3. Most species in this family can/cannot regenerate their tails.
1.Scincidae 2.Feeds on invertebrates, Carnivore 3.Can
1.Anguidae 2.Carnivore 3.Cannot?
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ScottMaurer19 wrote:
Almandine wrote:
Froggie wrote:I shall proceed

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1. Family?
2. Carnivore, herbivore or omnivore?
3. Most species in this family can/cannot regenerate their tails.
1.Scincidae 2.Feeds on invertebrates, Carnivore 3.Can
1.Anguidae 2.Carnivore 3.Cannot?
1. Scincidae
2. Carnivore
3. Can
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What genus does this snake belong to?
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Correct

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