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Re: Besides what you mentioned....

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Posted by walkerman on April 21, 2003 at 15:44:26:

In Reply to: Besides what you mentioned.... posted by Kerby... on April 20, 2003 at 22:40:16:

::) It is a defensive action to ward off predators. Garters, rattlesnakes, gopher snakes come to mind, and I'm sure a lot of others do as well.

:But I've never heard of a corn snake musking.....

:Kerby...


I know in muskrats and beavers the musk is used to attract females and control territory, but I was not sure exactly why snakes did it. I have heard that kings do it a lot. I used to raise boas and they never did it.

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