Identification:
A large, fairly slender snake with a triangular head, brown, olive, grey, or black back covered with a series of beige and brown or black triangles on each side (when viewed from above the series of triangles resemble hourglass figures or X's); dark strings on each side of head behind eye; yellow under head, tan or brown eyes; to 2.5m (8 ft).
Habitat:
Low and middle elevation wet forests and open areas; Caribbean slope and parts of Pacific slope; found in some drier forests near watercourses; partly arboreal as juveniles, terrestrial as adults.
If you want to read about Eco-Tourism, Ecology, Behavior, Breeding and more of Costa Ricas' Fauna, we recommend to buy the Travelers' Wildlife Guide of Costa Rica by Les Beletzky (or Belesky) with beautiful illustrations by Davis Dennis. This priceless guide is our constant companion, when we travel around Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.
To buy the complete book visit Interlink Books
The team of FlamingoLink, S.A. wishes you the best of times in our little paradise called Costa Rica.
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