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Red Tailed Green Rat Snake

Gonyosoma oxycephalum

Photo by ZebulonHoover
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Thick rat snake, that loves to puff up and become defensive. This one was about 4 feet. Very bright in color, and also displayed it's hemipenis.

Habitat:

Variety of habitats through out the Philippines.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Scott Frazier
Another fantastic capture! Please use the habitat section to describe the specific place ("habitat") where your spotting was located. This adds scientific value (location "data") to your spotting. Thanks

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2015 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedSeptember 30, 2015

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