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Chironius grandisquamis
A non venomous snake from the neotropics lowlands this particular individual is about 1.5 meters, seen in the forest floor looking for food, usually small vertebrates, lizards bird, rodents, it is easy to recognize because of it very large eye, with rounded pupil, and of course the non cylindrical shape along the body,(shows a keel-like back)
Rainforest Central and South America
Even that is considered common , this is just my third time seen this kind of snake.
Spotted on Oct 5, 2019
Submitted on Oct 8, 2019
7 Comments
I have a Coral Snake mission that I am trying to promote. If you have any coral snakes I would invite you to post them to that mission found here: https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/240...
Great, enjoy them, very soon I will upload more of my snakes
Another great series Jonathan. I'm just now finding you and your snake spottings. Snakes are my favorites and we have several of the Chironius genus here. Thanks for sharing.
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
nice series Jonathan.love the first picture(:
Thanks for your comment, always a pleasure to share in our project
Nice series Jonathan. We don't have that particular species in the Ecuadorian jungle, but have several others of the Chironius family. Beautiful snakes. Thanks for sharing.