New defensive behaviour of the false coral snake Oxyrhopus rhombifer Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in south-eastern Brazil


	Some defensive types of behaviour displayed by the juvenile Oxyrhopus rhombifer (MZUFV 2485). A) simulation of a predation attempt; B) elevation and dorsoventral body compression of the anterior portion of the body; and C, D) S-shaped posture.

Part of: Lopes de Assis C, José Magalhães Guedes J, Miriam Gomes de Jesus L, Neves Feio R (2020) New defensive behaviour of the false coral snake Oxyrhopus rhombifer Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in south-eastern Brazil. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 15(1): 71-76. https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e48564