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Mangrove Snake
Erythrolamprus cobella | Linnaeus, 1758
PHOTO: Property of Native / Embrapa
Characteristics: Small serpent measuring about 70cm in length. Its coloration is black on its back and head, with indefinite, light-colored stripes reaching its womb mixing with deep red.
Distribution: It is widely spread throughout Brazil, in the states of São Paulo, Amapá, Pará, Bahia, and Minas Gerais.
Habitat: Open to forest formations, mainly in riparian and gallery forest edges.
Habits: Terrestrial and semi-aquatic with a predominantly diurnal and crepuscular activity.
Diet: Tadpoles, frogs, toads, fish, and small rodents.
Breeding: Oviparous.
UFRA: Species spotted only once in Wetlands with Herbaceous Plants.