Tentacle Snake Erpeton tentaculatum

[killerfish]

Yeah what the two people above me said ?

 

[Arachnar]

Weird he had the snake pics and aquarium and never the pop can.

 

[beantickler]

NO POINT IN KEEPING THIS ARTICLE WITH THESE BOGUS PICTURE OF A SQUIRT CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kokosnood]

I'm only seeing the same picture of a soda can in front of an aquarium window. Is it just me, or it the board malfunctioning?

 

[nitrofish1]

I'm only seeing the same picture of a soda can in front of an aquarium window. Is it just me, or it the board malfunctioning?

i too see the same picture of a squirt can in front of the aquarium, so i dont see a thing, thought this thread was a hoax

 

[RockstarDunn]

Great but I'd like to see some pics, at the moment I only see a fish and a drinks can.

 

[kokosnood]

what is up with the "articles" page? This post should disappear, and there are some good articles which I think should leave the forum and come here!

 

[Laurana]

Great work

 

[shells-n-scales]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103395

just to throw in my 2cents

 

[Weatherwax]

Thought I'd post a link to a cool research article on these fascinating animals. The gist is that these researchers figured out the reason for the "J position" that tentacled snakes use when hunting. It's pretty neat: the snake uses the trunk of its body to feint towards an approaching fish, triggering a reflexive, stereotyped escape turn by the fish. Then, by the time the fish's reflex is kicking in, the snake has ALREADY launched a strike with its head to where the fish is GOING to be in a few milliseconds, as dictated by the fish's neural reflex circuitry. The fish is doomed by its own escape reflex! It's a fantastic adaptation on the snake's part, and a diabolically devious predation tactic.

Full text of the article available here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699377/?tool=pubmed