Brown vine snake is a species of mildly venomous colubrid snake found only in the Americas. The species is mainly diurnal and arboreal. It is a rear-fanged snake.
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
Class |
Reptilia |
Order |
Squamata |
Suborder |
Serpentes |
Family |
Colubridae |
Subfamily |
Colubrinae |
Genus |
Oxybelis |
Scientific Name |
Oxybelis aeneus |
Other Names |
Mexican vine snake |
Length |
Up to 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
Color |
Gray to brown with yellow underside; a dark line extends from the snout through the eye and onto the neck |
Distribution |
Southern Arizona (United States), Mexico, northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago |
Habitat |
Woodland, semi-desert grassland, |
Diet |
Lizards, frogs, birds, insects |
Venom Fact |
Mildly venomous |
Breeding Season |
Late spring and early summer |
Mode of Reproduction |
Oviparous (egg laying) |
Clutch Size |
3 to 6 eggs |
Incubation Period |
Around 3 months |
Average Lifespan |
15.2 years in captivity |
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