Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus 1758)
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Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Brown-banded water snake, Falsa mapanare de agua; Mokóroho
Camp V. Four individuals observed, one adult female, and three juveniles. Only one captured on 7 March 2002, a juvenile of 160 + 60 mm ( EBRG 4255 View Materials ) .
This is a common water snake, easily found at night in almost all creeks around Canaracuni. It is also a common species in all lowlands (savanna and rainforest) in Venezuela. Juveniles had a red venter, which is most often observed in southern Orinoco animals. It is known as mokóroho among the Ye’kwana and believed to be venomous.
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