Rhombic Egg Eater (Dasypeltis scabra) defensive display

Typical display of defensive behavior by the completely Harmless Rhombic Egg Eater (Dasypeltis scabra). This snake brilliantly displays different signs of animal mimicry to deter would-be predators: 1) It has similar body markings to the Rhombic Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus) 2) It has a black inside of the mouth. 3) It rubs its keeled body scales together to make a rasping sound, similar to a Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)’s hissing sound, or the sound of the African Saw Scaled Viper (from the genu