LICHTENSTEIN´S GREEN RACER Philodryas olfersii
This bright green snake is somewhat arboreal in behaviour, his colouration affording him excellent camouflage as he makes his way through the branches of the trees. However he is equally at home on the ground where he moves rapidly across open areas. This species is poisonous, its toxic saliva subduing prey. It prefers to use its speed to escape, but when cornered it does not hesitate to strike, giving a painful bite that has even been recorded as causing occasional mortalities.
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(FPREP263PH) FIGURE 1 - Adult ssp. latirostris, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Bert Vandebosch November 2008).
(FPREP264PH) FIGURE 2 - Same individual (Bert Vandebosch November 2008).
(FPREP265PH) FIGURE 3 - Same individual (Bert Vandebosch November 2008).
(FPREP266PH) FIGURE 4 - Same individual (Bert Vandebosch November 2008).
(FPREP267PH) FIGURE 5 - Same individual lateral head view (Bert Vandebosch November 2008).
(FPREP268PH) FIGURE 6 - Same individual dorsal head view (Bert Vandebosch November 2008).
(FPREP269PH) FIGURE 7 - Same individual open mouth (Bert Vandebosch November 2008).
(FPREP563PH) FIGURE 8 - Adult ssp latirostris head detail, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2011)
(FPREP564VI) VIDEO - Adult ssp latirostris, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2011)
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