Amazon Whipsnake

Chironius carinatus

''Chironius carinatus'', commonly known as the machete savane or amazon whipsnake, is a very large, but slender colubrid snake. It is a nonvenomous snake, also distinguished by its pacifistic nature.
Machete Savane visiting our lodge in the Amazon Like all whipsnakes this one was very fast moving and hard to get a good picture - but of a large number of black and yellow blurs, this one was OK. It was in the grass outside of our lodge right after breakfast one morning. Amazon,Brazil,Chironius carinatus,Geotagged,Rio Negro,Summer,machete savane (also the Amazon Whipsnake)

Appearance

''Chironius carinatus'' may grow to 3 m in total length. Body color can range from brown to deep yellow or gold, with the tail being generally darker than the body. The belly is often a bright shade of yellow or orange. In most specimens, body scales have lightly colored centers with darker edges. A light colored stripe runs down the length of the body, fading at the tail. The dorsal scales are in 12 rows.

Food

It feeds on frogs, mice and birds.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusChironius
SpeciesC. carinatus
Photographed in
Brazil