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Urotheca euryzona
This non-venomous snake is thought to be a coral snake mimic, and feeds primarily on frogs.
Central highlands, in a neighborhood surrounded by forests.
This snake was spotted at night, chasing after a frog in a flooded ditch. My instinct said "don't touch!" so I quickly had my local host identify it for me. This species can drop parts of its tail if molested by predators. Also known as "ringed glasstail."
Spotted on Jun 7, 2007
Submitted on Jan 7, 2012
5 Comments
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.
Cool
Is it really called Halloween snake? 😳
Lovely! A new one for me too!
I have never heard of one before! Cool!