After a whole week of searching the farm and forest, I finally found a snake in the middle of the road! Unfortunately, it had been run over by a car just moments before we walked by, but it was still a very interesting find! It’s very obvious where it gets its common name of Fire-bellied Snake (Liophis epinephalus). It was a very beautiful snake, and I was sad I didn’t find it alive, but now I can say I found a snake here, and the Mora’s won’t feel bad that I didn’t see one :)
Fire-bellied Snake (Liophis epinephalus)
You can see where they get their name...
Close-up of the body. Very interesting combination
of colors with green, black, orange, and a little
off-white on the bottom. Beautiful snake!
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