01-24-2011, 11:57 AM
Hm, there's actually a snake in real life, the hognose snake... He's quite the dramatic fellow and will actually mimic a cobra by flaring his hood and hissing as part of his elaborate performance to ward off predators... Problem: The hognose lives in North America... Cobras are only endemic to Asia and Africa.
How could it mimic something that doesn't live there?! (Well, I guess the sight of a flared hood and hissing snake would still be spooky enough to scare off things even if they don't know what a cobra is...)
There's a bit of food for thought, the caterpillar still makes sense if it mimics a seviper.
How could it mimic something that doesn't live there?! (Well, I guess the sight of a flared hood and hissing snake would still be spooky enough to scare off things even if they don't know what a cobra is...)
There's a bit of food for thought, the caterpillar still makes sense if it mimics a seviper.