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Defensive behaviour by the African snakes Amblyodipsas unicolor and Atractaspis andersonii
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Coiling into a spiral as a way of concealing and protecting the head is described in species of two African snake genera - Amblyodipsas and Atractaspis, the latter otherwise known for a very different and distinctive 'snout to ground' avoidance behaviour. Spiralling and balling are considered in other snakes worldwide and the individualism of animal behaviour warned against. It is to be hoped that recognition of 'spiralling' as a distinctive form of 'coiling' or 'balling' behaviour will lead to more critical analysis of snake defensive behaviour.
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