Pseudoboa neuwiedii

Ratonel
Pseudoboa neuwiedii photographied in El Limón (Venezuela)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudoboa
Species: P. neuwiedii
Binomial name
Pseudoboa neuwiedii
Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854

Pseudoboa neuwiedii more commonly known as the Ratonel is a snake found in northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago. Growing to a maximum size of 1 m, this snake is a powerful constrictor which feeds on any animal it can capture and subdue. Individuals have been reported to consume snakes as large as or larger than they themselves are.

References

Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3. 

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