Snake Mimics a Spider

Snake Mimics a Spider

This is a fantastic video. It’s an Iranian spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides). Its tail looks like a spider, which the snake uses to fool passing birds looking for a meal.

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Posted on July 22, 2024 at 7:06 AM • 3 Comments

Ismar • July 22, 2024 7:21 AM

This one has a video of the actual snake in action
https://kottke.org/19/01/the-lure-of-the-spider-tailed-horned-viper

Tom • July 22, 2024 7:23 AM

What’s wild is that both times a bird goes for the spider, the snake misses its bite and the bird says, “Hmmm, a snake just tried to bite me here, I’ll run away once I’ve got this spider…”

Noone • July 22, 2024 7:28 AM

no link to the video?

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