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Reticulated centipede-eater
Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus
-26.1864, 32.0066
Field Notes
Description:
A species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It Grows to an average length of 40 cm and a maximum of 54 cm in length.
Habitat:
Savanna/woodland (Observed at the Environmental Education Centre, Mlawula Nature Reserve)
Notes:
Dorsally it is olive or pale brown, with each scale edged with blackish, giving the appearance of dark netting, to which the common name, "reticulated", refers. Same snake http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/270636005
Eats centipedes and scorpions. Oviparous (egg-laying), lays between 2 and 4 eggs in summer. Although venomous is not thought to be dangerous to man.
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PublishedMay 18, 2014
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