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Neotropical Bird Snake

Pseustes poecilonotus

Description:

Pseustes are very aggressive snakes. This one bit me on the knuckle. Nonvenomous species.

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2 Comments

John G. Phillips
John G. Phillips 11 years ago

I generally handle snakes if I can't ID them by sight, it's aggressive but nonvenomous so it is safe to handle if you are alright with getting bitten.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Lucky it was non-venomous! How did it come to bite you - did you pick it up? Great series

John G. Phillips
Spotted by
John G. Phillips

Panama

Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012

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