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Antilles racer

Alsophis antillensis

Description:

endemic to Montserrat, Dominica, and Guadeloupe, but as with many reptiles and snakes, it is only common on Dominica due to the absence of mongooses found on the other islands.

Habitat:

dry coastal forest

Notes:

I spotted this snake at Cabrits national park.

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3 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Jolly. @Texans, I just kept creeping slowly closer and closer to this snake. It was fairly calm and let me approach quite close. I took the shot with my 100mm macro lens so it looks like I'm even closer than I am.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Nice spottings from Dominica

Giants Man 08
Giants Man 08 10 years ago

How did u get so close

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Saint George Parish, Dominica

Spotted on Mar 2, 2013
Submitted on May 20, 2013

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