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Lacebugs of the genus Corythucha are subject to egg predation by obligate egg predators like mirid bugs, pirate bugs, and thrips, and respond to it in varying ways. C. solani mothers defend their eggs from predators, while C. marmorata buries its eggs inside leaves and distributes them in space and time. [2]
The diet of C. coccinea consists of lizards, small rodents, and eggs of lizards, turtles, and other snakes. Its large, very sharp posterior teeth are used to slash open large reptile eggs. The snake will either squeeze an egg to expel its contents or thrust its head into the egg to break it open. The smallest reptile eggs are eaten in their ...
The southeastern crown snake is oviparous, generally laying 1-3 eggs per clutch. Mating occurs in the months from spring through fall. Females that mate in the fall store sperm until the following spring. Females lay their eggs typically in June and July. The eggs hatch in the fall. [3] [7]
The nonvenomous snakes lay the largest eggs and produce the biggest hatchlings of any snake species in the country, with baby snakes measuring nearly two feet long, the state agency says.. The ...
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The pine snake preys on rats, mice, moles and other small mammals and eggs. [6] It often enters rodent burrows in search of a meal. In these cases, multiple kills are frequent, with the snake pressing the mice against the walls of the burrow. [11] The snake remains underground in cold weather or during the heat of summer days. [1]
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The snake is a constrictor, and adults eat mainly endotherms while young eat mainly ectotherms. The diet includes rodents, lizards, frogs, and birds and their eggs. [2] The snakes can also eat young chickens and chicks, hence the common name chicken snake. Rat snakes are most vulnerable to predators as juveniles.