nsfw:racy: Very Likely | adult: Possible ocr: Mimicry. There is some experimental evidence to support this view for example experim ents have shown that some newly hatched birds show an inborn fear of artificial models of both coral snakes and mimics. Others have suggested that maybe both venomous and harmless snakes are gaining protection by mimicking the mildly venomous forms, since they are the ones the ones from which predators such as birds are most likely to learn avoidence behaviour. - - - - - - - - -