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10002
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Brown discusses food habits of snakes from North and South Carolina, providing information on 690 food items from 479 snakes of 32 species.
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26069
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Batesian mimicry occurs when a harmless species closely resembles a harmful species. David Pfenning, professor of biology, studies the scarlet kingsnake and the venomous eastern coral snake. According to Pfenning, mimicry is a survival strategy that evolves based on a species’ predators and prey.
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30061
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The timber rattlesnake and the canebrake rattlesnake are two subspecies of the rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus, thought to occur in the eastern United States. This study examined variation in pattern, adult size, and morphology among rattlesnake species in North Carolina and other eastern states.
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30145
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The Florida red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata obscura) is a nominate subspecies of the redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata). Redbelly snake populations occurring in the Gulf Coastal Plain from eastern Texas to the Carolinas were found to differ from the nominate Florida subspecies in nuchal pattern, ventral coloration, relative tail length, and subcaudal number.
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30147
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The stomach contents and food habits of eight species of snakes from the Coastal Plain and Piedmont Plateau regions of North Carolina were identified. The information presented is based on an analysis of previous records and studies. Several snake species can be characterized as opportunists in terms of food items consumed.
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35338
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The author suggested that rattlesnakes developed this feature as a warning mechanic for its prey. As for why rattlesnakes in particular developed this feature, the author posited that the rapidity of the tail’s movement could have facilitated the growth of extra skin, which formed the rattle.
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