Got Dekayi Babies? I Do!!

[Rushthezeppelin]

Found a reference to it, sure enough they have specialized teeth https://books.google.com/books?hl=en...dekayi&f=false

[guidofatherof5]

Looks like there are a couple studies that mention the "Specialize teeth"

Harding, J. 1997. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press


Ditmars, R. 1936. The Reptiles of North America. New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc..

I'll see if they are available for viewing.

[guidofatherof5]

That you Steve Schmidt for putting onto the track of this. Not the link you sent me but this should work.
worldbiodiversity [licensed for non-commercial use only] / Storeria occipitomaculata

[Rushthezeppelin]

Super cool.

[guidofatherof5]

Here is the study Steve Schmidt wanted me to post. This is by Rossman and directly talks about snail extraction by the Brown snake - Storeria dekayi Thanks again Steve Schmidt.

http://worldbiodiversity.pbworks.com...oreria1990.pdf

[guidofatherof5]

The sequential photo is awesome in this study. Great read.

[Rushthezeppelin]

Cool study but I kind of cringed at their substrate choice.

[guidofatherof5]

Looks kind of like vermiculite to me. What do you think it is rushthezepplin?

[Rushthezeppelin]

They said it was small crushed pebbles....looks small enough I would be worried about ingestion, especially with sticky prey like gastropods.

[guidofatherof5]

Agreed.