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Halloween snake

Urotheca euryzona

Notes:

This species can drop parts of its tail if molested by predators. Also known as "ringed glasstail."



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5 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G a year ago

I believe that's the common name assigned to it by my Panamanian contact. A casual Web search quickly produces this common name several times on different sites. It's a coral snake mimic and I definitely need to get more info listed.

Curator of Good
Curator of Good a year ago

Cool

Kiara Robinson
Kiara Robinson a year ago

Is it really called Halloween snake? 😳

KarenL
KarenL a year ago

Lovely! A new one for me too!

I have never heard of one before! Cool!

Coclé, Panama

Lat: 8.60, Long: -80.13

Spotted on Jun 7, 2007
Submitted on Jan 7, 2012

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