When faced with a threat, gopher snakes and bull snakes, who have markings similar to rattlesnakes, will "rattle" their tails in brush to sound like a rattlesnake. In this case, the gopher and bull snakes are mimics, and the rattlesnake is the:

A) predator. B) model. C) commensal. D) prey.


Answer: B

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