|
1-10 of 10 messages
|
Page 1 of 1
|
|
Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by ALA_snake33 on February 21, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
Some members of the Agkistrodon Complex (piscivorus, contortrix, & bilineatus to be exact) use a Behavior called “Body Bridging” to Deter Species such as “Lampropeltis” from Eating them. Well, my question is. Have any of ya’ll ever known of this Behavior being caught on Camera? And if so, do any of you have any idea who did it, what Species it was, & if it is available on the Net?
I would love to see this Behavior on Film, it would be so cool.
Be Safe Ya’ll, Happy Herping : Wally
|
| |
|
RE: Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by Snake18 on February 22, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
Hi Wally,
I have never heard of this behavior before.
Could you please describe it or give me some literature on the topic ?
Anticipated thanks,
Best regard,
Alex
|
| |
|
RE: Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by GREGLONGHURST on February 22, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
If I am not mistaken, Crotalus does this as well. It is raising part of the mid-body off the ground. They will also hide their heads under a loop of the body. This behavior is displayed when confronted by Drymarchon or Lampropeltis. I have seen pictures, but it has been years. I have also seen the behavior live.
~~Greg~~
|
| |
|
RE: Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by ALA_snake33 on February 22, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
Yea Greg, that’s the one I am talking about.
Alex, if you want to read about this Behavior in Agkistrodon’s, you can reference to “The Snakes of The Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Revue”. In this Book, they have a section on the Behaviors associated with Defense, Mating, and some other Factors. It is a very interesting Behavior.
Be Safe Ya’ll, Happy Herping : Wally
|
| |
|
RE: Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by Cro on February 22, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
I have seen this behavior also, it was with a large Eastern King Snake and a medium Eastern Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake. It was very interesting to watch.
Best Regards JohnZ
|
| |
|
RE: Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by Parcelmouth on February 22, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
I do not know of anyone catching this behavior on video. I am sure someone out there has at one point or another. However, there is a picture of it in Manny Rubios's Rattlesnake Portrait of a Predator. I do not have the book in front of me right now so I can not give you a page number to reference. If I remember correctly it is a pic of either a southerm pacific or western diamondback rattlesnake displaying the body bridging in the presence of a California king snake. I am not sure of the species of snake at the present but I remember the photo being in that book.
J.S.
|
| |
|
RE: Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by GREGLONGHURST on February 22, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
That would be on page 59. It is indeed a helleri in the presence of a Cal king. Page 117 shows a juvie adamanteus being eaten by a L.g. getulus.
~~Greg~~
|
| |
|
RE: Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by SnakeEyes2006 on March 4, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
|
I have seen this kind of thing with other species of snakes as well (sort of?), even between the same species, I have 2 9ft female Burmese Pythons and when one crawls close to the other "Lilly" will do this (flipping)? of her mid-section in a way as to be shoving "Alias" off of her or away from her... Does anyone think this is the same behavior you are talking about?
|
| |
|
RE: Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by Cro on March 4, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
Shawn, are you sure both of the pytons are female?
This behavior is often seen when 2 males share a cage,or a male and a female at the wrong time of year, but less often when females share a cage.
Could be a territorial thing if the cage is small and each female has staked out a territory.
Best Regards JohnZ
|
| |
|
RE: Defensive Behavior “Body Bridging”
|
Reply
|
|
by SnakeEyes2006 on March 4, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
|
JohnZ, yep they are both female, both are 9ft long, both stayed curled up in their own corner, and just now are beggining to lay near each other, so you may be right,and it may have been a territorial thing, but either way it looked exactly like what was mentioned, and the same way some of my Copperheads acted when their cage was set next to my Rat snakes cage, kind of interesting to say the least, I will try to get this on film if it happens again, and once I catch some Coppers, Rats this spring we will see if they do this as well... Shawn
|
| |
|
Email Subscription
You are not subscribed to this topic.
Subscribe!
My Subscriptions
Subscriptions Help
Check our help page for help using
, or send questions, comments, or suggestions to the
Manager.
|
