Dipsas indica
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Big-headed Snail-eating Snake
Also known as:
Neotropical Snail-eater, Amazonian Snail-eater
Subspecies I've seen:
D. i. indica
Big-headed Snail-eating Snake
Dipsas indica indica
—
Big-headed Snail-eating Snake
Finding this sleeping snake was one of my proudest moments in herping, since I saw it before either of the two local staff and herp-finding masters Edvin and Cesar did, and we were all looking in the same area. I slept soundly that night.
Here is a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on my 2014 MT Amazon Expeditions trip.
Online references:
- Dipsas indica account on The Reptile Database
Printed references:
- Bartlett, R.D., and Bartlett, P. 2003. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon: An Ecotourist's Guide
- Dixon, J. R. and Soini, P. 1986. The Reptiles of the Upper Amazon Basin, Iquitos Region, Peru
- Duellman, W.E. 2005. Cusco Amazónico: The Lives of Amphibians and Reptiles in an Amazonian Rainforest