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New Guinea small-eyed snake

Micropechis ikaheka

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Ocean beach

Notes:

This deadly snake may have been ill or injured to appear out in the open like this on a beach in daylight, but it was very much alive when my son photographed it.

See also http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/01/09/micropechis-ikaheka-…

Reference Links:

Micropechis ikaheka, PNG Snakes : New Guinea Small-eyed Snake - Micropechis ikaheka

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