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Belize is home to many tropical snake species, including both venomous and nonvenomous snakes. The families found in Belize consist of Colubridae, Boidae, Elapidae and Viperidae, of which the latter two families are highly venomous and may present a potential health hazard to humans if provoked. Out of 1500 species of colubrids known, 60 of ...
Leptophis ahaetulla, commonly known as the lora or parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake of the family Colubridae. [4] The species is native to Central America and northern South America .
Blue Creek Rainforest Preserve is a small rainforest nature preserve in southern Belize, near the Guatemalan border.It is home to iguana, termite, Bothrops asper, and other snake species, Bufo marinus, lizards, tarantula, leafcutter ants, several species of bats, Morelet's crocodile, jaguarundi, jaguar, tapir, and others.
For the purposes of this category, Central America comprises Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Central American Pacific Islands. Pages in category "Snakes of Central America"
The snake will also typically coil around its prey, albeit not in a constrictor-like fashion, to further subdue and control it. The vine snake is an opisthoglyphous (or "rear-fanged") species that possesses two larger, but blunted, peg-like teeth at the upper back of the mouth, which are slightly grooved on the sides to allow for delivery of a ...
Scientists have discovered a previously undocumented species of giant anaconda in the Amazon which they say can grow up to 7.5m and weighing close to 500kg, making it the largest and heaviest ...
Leptodeira frenata, the Mayan cat-eyed snake or rainforest cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico , Guatemala, and Belize . [ 2 ]
Pliocercus elapoides, also known commonly as the variegated false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern North America and northern Central America .