Re: Hierophis viridiflavus feigning death when handled
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:47 pm
And could it be that they release it every time they play dead just because they relax all their muscles?
They release it more often than not whenever handled, not only when feigning death. That's why I would
never handle a Natrix natrix with leather gloves - which can not be washed...
As far as I know, the foul smelling secretion is not their excrement, it's a liquid. Smells terribly, and it's
extremely difficult to get rid of the smell, as all of you probably know. Soap doesn't solve the problem,
but lemon does.