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Oriole snake

Spilotes pullatus

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Field Notes

Description:

It is a non-venomous colubrid that tends to inhabit forested areas. It is arboreal in habit and feeds on a wide variety of prey, including small mammals, birds and lizards.
It is highly aggressive when it feels threatened, lifts his head to feet off the ground and tends to chew vigorously.

Habitat:

Rainforest

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Jonathan Sequeira
Just added to a Mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/13056055

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Viper and snakes from Costa Rica
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PublishedAugust 4, 2011

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