by damiensharjah » Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:57 am
Armata. The first one of those I see when I get back to SA, I'd have to think twice about it being a little Cerastes.
On the subject of caudal luring, our Saudi Puff adders often wriggle their tail if I place a live mouse in the tank and it walks out of range, or if they strike and miss (rare). It's very deliberate and certainly looks like the snake isdistracting attention away from the business end, a bit like Mohammed Ali used to do with outmatched oponents (wave right hand up in the air and thump him with a left hook). Bt brother has observed similar behaviour in specimens from Polokwane.