Today, I found a large snake in a dry area east of Xalapa. It shares its habitat with Coniophanes piceivittis (tentative ID).
Length est. 60-70 cm.
Thanks,
John
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Veracruz, close to Xalapa, dry area
JohnBokma
Apr 07, 2012 07:47 PM
Replies (4)
CousinMike
Apr 09, 2012 03:34 AM
The snake is Conophis lineatus. Hope this helps. Thanks, Mike C.
DMong
Apr 09, 2012 12:19 PM
Yep,....as Mike mentioned, it's a (Conophis lineatus). Their common name is "Road Guarder".
~Doug
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chrish
Apr 10, 2012 07:23 AM
That is Conophis, as the others pointed out.
They have a fairly bad bite that can cause pretty serious swelling and pain.
Did you photograph any Coniophanes piceivittis around there?
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
JohnBokma
Apr 19, 2012 05:36 PM
Hi Chris,
Yes, see pictures. I think I did the IDing myself, so I might be wrong. This one was found in roughly the same area as the Conophis lineatus.
Replace the 2 in the URL with 1 to get a close up of the head.
In a nearby area with water I also found some time ago Leptodeira cf. septentrionalis.
