Erpeton

snake genus

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correlation between feeding habits and morphology

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    In snake: Specializations for securing food

    An Asian water snake, Erpeton tentaculatus, has a sizable pair of tentacles on its snout, the purpose of which is uncertain. There is a great correlation between the difficulty in catching a particular kind of prey and the development of morphological and behavioral devices to help solve the problem.…

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