Yup. "Sidewinder" usually refers to the horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, a small rattler that uses the eponymous form of motion. (It looks like they're rolling over the sand. Really fast — truly amazing if you've ever tried to walk on loose sand.)
Yup. "Sidewinder" usually refers to the horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, a small rattler that uses the eponymous form of motion. (It looks like they're rolling over the sand. Really fast — truly amazing if you've ever tried to walk on loose sand.)
The CA Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula californiae is a subspecies of of the common kingsnake. It's a Bayesian mimic of coralsnakes: that is, it pretends to be more dangerous than it really is by looking like these venomous snakes (the Sonoran Coral is the only one that far west). Kingsnakes are harmless...
The CA Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula californiae is a subspecies of of the common kingsnake. It's a Bayesian mimic of coralsnakes: that is, it pretends to be more dangerous than it really is by looking like these venomous snakes (the Sonoran Coral is the only one that far west). Kingsnakes are harmless to humans. The CA King is resistant to some degree to the venom of at least some rattlesnakes, but I don't know which ones (presumably those that have overlapping ranges, e.g., Western Diamondback, Mojave, Southern Pacific).
(Just for the record, I have no idea what the snake references mean either!)
California king and sidewinder are both kinds of snakes, if that helps.
I know this is obvious, but these are some puzzling lyrics. Perhaps about evolution and seeing the future.
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Yup. "Sidewinder" usually refers to the horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, a small rattler that uses the eponymous form of motion. (It looks like they're rolling over the sand. Really fast — truly amazing if you've ever tried to walk on loose sand.)
Yup. "Sidewinder" usually refers to the horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, a small rattler that uses the eponymous form of motion. (It looks like they're rolling over the sand. Really fast — truly amazing if you've ever tried to walk on loose sand.)
The CA Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula californiae is a subspecies of of the common kingsnake. It's a Bayesian mimic of coralsnakes: that is, it pretends to be more dangerous than it really is by looking like these venomous snakes (the Sonoran Coral is the only one that far west). Kingsnakes are harmless...
The CA Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula californiae is a subspecies of of the common kingsnake. It's a Bayesian mimic of coralsnakes: that is, it pretends to be more dangerous than it really is by looking like these venomous snakes (the Sonoran Coral is the only one that far west). Kingsnakes are harmless to humans. The CA King is resistant to some degree to the venom of at least some rattlesnakes, but I don't know which ones (presumably those that have overlapping ranges, e.g., Western Diamondback, Mojave, Southern Pacific).
(Just for the record, I have no idea what the snake references mean either!)