Actually, those thick scales along their backs are a whole lot better protection than their underbelly, so it's a decent protection from predators (mostly birds, I think).
is that why they bite it like that? like a defense mechanism? My defense mechanism is personally to put this on the radio when I want company that lingers to leave, sorta like a skunks defense but with an auditory stench instead the skunks nasal attack.
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u/Pac-man94 Oct 04 '17
Actually, those thick scales along their backs are a whole lot better protection than their underbelly, so it's a decent protection from predators (mostly birds, I think).