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Storeria dekayi dekayi (Northern Brown Snake) behavior
Title | Storeria dekayi dekayi (Northern Brown Snake) behavior |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1987 |
Authors | Hayes FE |
Journal | Herpetological Review |
Volume | 18 |
Pagination | 16-17 |
Keywords | VERTEBRATES |
Abstract | Head hiding and death feigning are defensive displays exhibited by many species of snakes when confronted by a potential predator. In this note I report both of these displays for the first time in Storeria d. dekayi. |