[PDF][PDF] Feeding behavior and first record of Rhinatrema bivittatum (Guérin-Méneville, 1829) as part of the diet of the ribbon coral snake, Micrurus lemniscatus …

PF Viana, DM de Mello Mendes - Herpetology Notes, 2015 - biotaxa.org
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Figure 1. Micrurus lemniscatus preying on Rhinatrema bivittatum in a bog. Moment of initial
attack, with the snake dragging its prey out of the bog (A). R. bivittatum wrapping itself
around the body of the snake and trying to gain traction on the ground (B). M. lemniscatus
dragging its prey beneath a trunk (C). M. lemniscatus starting the process of ingestion of its
prey (D). M. lemniscatus finalizing the swallowing process and rubbing its head on the
ground (E, F). Photos by DMM Mendes.
Figure 1. Micrurus lemniscatus preying on Rhinatrema bivittatum in a bog. Moment of initial attack, with the snake dragging its prey out of the bog (A). R. bivittatum wrapping itself around the body of the snake and trying to gain traction on the ground (B). M. lemniscatus dragging its prey beneath a trunk (C). M. lemniscatus starting the process of ingestion of its prey (D). M. lemniscatus finalizing the swallowing process and rubbing its head on the ground (E, F). Photos by DMM Mendes.
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