The Book of Snakes by Mark O'Shea

Author:Mark O'Shea
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ivy Press
Published: 2018-11-08T16:00:00+00:00

The Short-nosed Leaf-litter Snake is one of many small, secretive, inoffensive snakes to be found on the forest floor in northern South America. Diurnal in activity, it is found in accumulated leaf litter in pristine rainforest tree buttresses and in disturbed rainforest habitats, under cut logs in clearings, and even in areas turned over to agriculture. As with many of these smaller snake species, its natural history is poorly documented in nature. It is known to be oviparous, producing small clutches of eggs, and it feeds on small lizards such as microteiids. Due to its small mouth gape it is also likely to feed on earthworms and other soft-bodied invertebrates, but it is possible that it takes more dangerous prey, such as centipedes taken by the similar-sized genus Tantilla (shown here).

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