Body-bending behaviour in three snake species in the Russian Far East
Pokhilyuk N., Maslova I.
В журналеThe Herpetological Bulletin
Год: 2025 Номер: 171 Страницы: 1-5
Body-bending behaviour or kinking is a cryptic form of immobility, believed to be used by snakes to avoid predation. Originally, this defensive strategy was thought to be used only by arboreal species in the Neotropics but recent reports suggest that it may be more widespread than previously thought. For the first time, data is presented on this type of behaviour for three snake species of east Asia - Elaphe dione, Elaphe schrenckii and Gloydius ussuriensis.
