Animal defences
The saw-scaled viper is one of Russia's most venomous snakes and is therefore dangerous to many animals. However, the hedgehogs spiny scales make it impregnable for the viper and it is the snake which recoils. The snake's warning system is a rasping noise created when its scales rub together as it coils in on itself.
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