This guy was small, all of 3.5" long and we suspect one of the cats brought him in.After a routine showing to the kids and several blasts from an SB-800, I let him go out front.
Adult from near San Luis, Costa Rica. This snake was once placed in the genus Rhadinaea, but Myers (2011) suggested resurrecting the genus Rhadinella for it and its close kin. It seems that this group is in need of comprehensive phylogenetic study.
Juvenile from near San Luis, Costa Rica. This snake was once placed in the genus Rhadinaea, but Myers (2011) suggested resurrecting the genus Rhadinella for it and its close kin. It seems that this group is in need of comprehensive phylogenetic study.