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INDIGO SNAKE Drymarchon corais
A large, robust and variable snake varying in colour with dark brown, through yellowish to a dark bluish-purple. This is a non-venomous species, but that is not to say that it isnt aggressive, being capable of inflicting a painful bite to attackers. Its preferred defence however is to flee, being equally agile and rapid on land, water or in the trees.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP747PH) Adult, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2012).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP215PH) Adult roadkill dorsal, Ruta Trans-Chaco (Hugo del Castillo November 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP216PH) Same individual ventral view (Hugo del Castillo November 2008).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP217PH) Same individual head detail view (Hugo del Castillo November 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPREP552PH) Adult roadkill dorsal, Ruta Trans-Chaco approx km 550, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith April 2011).
FIGURE 6 - (FPREP553PH) Same individual ventral view (Paul Smith April 2011).
FIGURE 7 - (FPREP554PH) Same individual dorsal scale view (Paul Smith April 2011).
FIGURE 8 - (FPREP555PH) Same individual lateral scale view (Paul Smith April 2011).
FIGURE 9 - (FPREP556PH) Same individual ventral scale view (Paul Smith April 2011).
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