Social behaviour in snakes

[adamanteus]

is it really so outlandish?

Actually, Rhea, yes it is... it's unprecedented. This behaviour in snakes has (to my knowledge) never been recorded before.

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

The adder behavior has me stumped as well.

Wayne, I do agree with your idea in the "communal choice" in retreats. It is unintentional in regards to one another, and it is usually environmental conditions or the presence of prey which makes most snakes "flock" together. They don't tell everyone else "Hey, there's fat worms and salamanders under that board; come on! Let's go there!" Most snakes can just sense where the good spots are and "Whalah! Presto!" It looks like a party!

[drache]

Actually, Rhea, yes it is... it's unprecedented. This behaviour in snakes has (to my knowledge) never been recorded before.

okay, I used the wrong word
something not previously known about is certainly a bit outlandish
I suppose I meant to say, that it doesn't seem unthinkable to me
just because nobody has ever noted this kind of behaviour, doesn't mean it hasn't happened before
I really would be careful to credit the sciences with an all-seeing eye
"facts" have been revised many times over the centuries, mostly because some overlooked or rejected oddity was finally taken into account