Appearance
"Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus" is large and stout, with males reaching a maximum length of 1.1 m and females reaching 1.07 m. It has a shortened skull, as with all beaked snakes, giving it a clear distinction between its head and body, as well as a dark brown eye stripe running down the side of its head. Its eyes are large with round pupils. Its back ranges from grey to yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, and its belly is cream or yellowish-white.Behavior
Diurnal animals, "Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus" hunts small animals, including other snakes, but stays in burrows during the hottest part of the day. In the summer, females lay eight to 17 cylindrical eggs with dimensions of about 36 mm × 21 mm over the span of several days. The snake's venom, one of its components of which is a neurotoxin called rufoxin, causes hypotension and circulatory shock in small mammals, but is not dangerous to humans....hieroglyph snipped...Habitat
It primarily inhabits bushveld and thornveld habitats.References:
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