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Parrot snake

Leptophis ahaetulla

Photo by MikeO'Connell
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Field Notes

Description:

Found along a trail in Cahuita National Park. This snake (and others of this species) always struck me as shy and easy to scare. A slow approach was necessary to observe/photograph this snake.

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Leptophis ahaetulla

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Comments (1)
dotun55
Nice capture! Hope it's as interesting as a parrot.

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Reptiles and Amphibians of Costa Rica
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PublishedJuly 1, 2013

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