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Bird-eating snake

Pseustes poecilonotus

Description:

Its color pattern is relatively consistent, darker dorsally and lighter, usually yellow, ventrally. Young snakes can be more colorful than adults and so may mistakenly be thought to be a different species. However, when handled, their behavior is similar and they will readily bite.

Habitat:

This species occurs at low and moderate elevations on the Atlantic slope from San Luis Potosi on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, to Bolivia and Brazil, and on the Pacific slope including the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico to lower Central America. It occurs through the base of the Yucatan Peninsula and northward through the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, apparently avoiding much of the drier western portion of the peninsula. In Guatemala this snake is known from near sea level to 1,000 m asl but may occur somewhat higher. In Mexico it occurs up to 1,200 m asl.

Notes:

Not shure about this ID ...

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Benno Ibold
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Benno Ibold

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 25, 2015
Submitted on Aug 12, 2015

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