...Predators avoid these snakes. It is unlikely...
...to avoid coral snakes because a strike...
...snake. Both king snakes and coral snake...
...have no coral snakes. The geographic distribution...
...regions where coral snakes live. Predators in...
...with no coral snakes should attack king...
...should attack king snakes more frequently than...
...areas where coral snakes are present. To...
...hundreds of artificial snakes. The experimental group...
...pattern of king snakes. The control group...
...both types of snakes were placed at...
...have no coral snakes. After four weeks,...
...retrieved the fake snakes and counted bite...
...hypothesis: The ringed snakes were attacked by...
...than the brown snakes only in the...
...of the coral snakes. The snake mimicry...
...group (artificial king snakes) is compared with...
...group (artificial brown snakes). The experimental and...
...The artificial brown snakes allowed the scientists...
...hypothesis: “Mimicking poisonous snakes is an adaptation...
...that protects nonpoisonous snakes from predators.” This...