poisonous vs non-poisonous snakes
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History
A coral snake is a deadly poisonous snake. It has a very distinctive color pattern on its body. However there is a non-poisonous snake, the king snake that mimics/copy's the coral snake. it does this to fend of predators which thinks its actually poisonous.
mutation
There are some of the reasons why the king snake mimics the coral snake These reasons are because the king snake was frequently attacked by various predators. The ability to camouflage got into the king snakes gene pool.
Survival of the fittest
the main purpose of the king snakes "design" is to fend of predators. If the king snake didn't look the deadly coral snake it would be more frequently attacked by predators.
competition
the king snake competes daily with coral snake for food.With out competition the species would become over populated.
reproduction
The king snake survives because he has they have the ability to reproduce, with out the ability to reproduce then the king snake would become extinct and the coral snake's population would become to great.
What does this mean for the future?
Since the King snake looks like the very notorious coral snake, the king snake has a long lasting population ahead of it. The Predators of the coral snake will no longer attack it or the king snake. If the king snake never developed the ability to mimic the coral snake who knows were the it would be today??