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Green Water Snake

Philothamnus hoplogaster

Photo by AnthonyJones
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Spotted in our garden this morning. It has been living here for at least a year. Feeds on small lizards mainly.

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Comments (1)
Neil Ross
Nice spotting, Anthony. The last snake i had in my yard was a python. I would have preferred this lovely fellow. So would have my cats.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Snakes of the World
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Snakes of South Africa

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PublishedApril 16, 2016

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