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INDIGO SNAKE Drymarchon corais
A large, robust and variable snake varying in colour with dark brown, through yellowish to a dark bluish-purple. This is a non-venomous species, but that is not to say that it isnt aggressive, being capable of inflicting a painful bite to attackers. Its preferred defence however is to flee, being equally agile and rapid on land, water or in the trees.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP215PH) Adult roadkill dorsal, Ruta Trans-Chaco (Hugo del Castillo November 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP216PH) Same individual ventral view (Hugo del Castillo November 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP217PH) Same individual head detail view (Hugo del Castillo November 2008).
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