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False Fer-de-lance

Xenodon rabdocephalus

Description:

15cm long

Habitat:

Lowland wet forest, Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge

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5 Comments

Very nice... : )

manuelariasarias77
manuelariasarias77 10 years ago

Hi Gilma Jeannette - the neck spreading is a standard defense strategy - small snake syndrome :)

That is one gorgeous snake!! it looks so wide for it's size?!
Thank you for sharing, manuelariasarias77.

manuelariasarias77
manuelariasarias77 10 years ago

Gracias Cindy!

Beautiful snake!

Costa Rica

Spotted on Feb 23, 2014
Submitted on Feb 23, 2014

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