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Ninia sebae
Spotted at night in Cookscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve, Belize. This individual was ~13 cm in total length, but this species may reach a total length of 39 cm.
Secretive and nocturnal, and is most commonly found in leaf litter or under logs of tropical forests in Central America.
Resembles some coral snakes in color and size, but non-venomous and seldom bites humans.
Spotted on May 14, 2013
Submitted on May 30, 2013
13 Comments
Beautiful ! Thanks for the information - makes it a great spotting.
Ninia sebae
Ninia sebae
Looks like a heart in your hand. Beautiful!
This is adorable!!
What a cutey!
Jones4, I'm guessing it was around 11-13 cm. It was probably the most delicate little snake I've ever held.
Thanks everyone :) I was very fortunate to get to see one of the beauties in the wild. If not for the brilliant red (which I think is characteristic of most juveniles of this species) it probably would have never been spotted at night. Karen, that is very unfortunate that you had to see one that was no longer living, and even more so that your guide was so misled. It's a sad fate for snakes... the ones which aren't dangerous at all tend to mimic other venomous species in order to ward off predators. Too bad that backfires when it comes to humans... I'm sure we are the only species which go out of our way to mess with and take out those animals which have some sort of defensive mechanism that in most cases wouldn't be wasted on humans unless put in a situation where they are left with no choice.
What a beautiful photo for such a gorgeous species!
i love coffee snakes!!!
Nice spot!
That is just so adorable. I love it!
Absolutely gorgeous and you're so lucky! I saw one(dead) in Northern Belize and our guide insisted it was a coral snake and better off dead :(
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