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| ELAPID SNAKE | |||||||
| Family ELAPIDAE | |||||||
| VENOMOUS BUT NOT REGARDED AS DANGEROUS | |||||||
| Description: | |||||||
| This snake is very small and slender with a red-orange blotch on it's neck. It's head and neck is glossy black, totally enclosing the red neck blotch. The body is reddish-brown with dark edged scales giving the snake a reticulated appearance. | |||||||
| Size: | |||||||
| Adults 35 - 45 cm | |||||||
| Behaviour: | |||||||
| Nocturnal. Not inclined to bite. | |||||||
| Prey: | |||||||
| Mainly small skinks | |||||||
| Reproduction: | |||||||
| Females lay up to 5 eggs in a clutch. | |||||||
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