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Mastigodryas boddaerti
Brown small and slim snake with a long pointy tail. Its head was flat with a blunt nose. Big wide scales on its head. I could not see it's belly. About 1 meter long I would guess.
In between wall plants on a wall. On a walk onto the mountains near the Zoo in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
I just saw something move from the corner of my eye. When I looked I noticed this beauty. It was completely unfazed by me, and I could come quite close. It was not at all aggressive. It just slowly pulled itself more in between the leaves until it disappeared. LOVELY.
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Hi AshleyT
Finally got around to accepting your suggestion :-)
Thank you AshleyT. That is starting to look like it!
Anyone else sure about this one. When I look on line the ones I see are a bit more patterned then the one I spotted. It was really bland looking.
My best guess is Boddaert's tropical racer, Mastigodryas boddaerti.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastigodry...
Thanks Jellis.
Anyone else maybe?
Don't think it is a Oxybelis aeneus as the nose doesn't seem to be long enough. Not sure what that is.