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Predator, these guys are known for being quick to hood. I've heard that the young hood up and hiss immediately upon hatching. While I couldn't say for sure if that's true or not (I've never seen these guys hatch), I
can say that these guys have one of the most elaborate threat displays that I've ever seen. If their hooding and (extremely) loud hissing doesn't work, they'll roll over on their back, mouth agape, smear themselves in feces, and play dead. If you turn them back upright, they just flip back over like they're hoping you didn't notice. I've never taken video of something like that (seems unnecessarily stressful), but there's a lot of clips on youtube that show it. If you haven't seen one of those videos, I highly recommend it. Very interesting behavior.
" a squat, scaly worm with, 'don't touch,' on one end and, 'that's why,' on the other."
-Thomas Palmer