Common mock viper

Description:

This snake displays a very broad coloration range; some individuals are very dark chocolate-colored, others are reddish-brown, gray, yellow, or almost black. Some have hardly any head or body patterns, while others specimens show small spots or stripes. This snake is ovoviviparous and produces litters of 3 - 10 live young several times a year. Juveniles are 15 to 18 cm long and resemble adults. The dentures of this species are "unusual, because it has grooved rear fangs and front fangs with shallow grooves. This is the only snake known to have fangs in both positions on the maxillary.