Brazilian Slug-eating Snake

About the Brazilian Slug-eating Snake

Dipsas mikanii is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to eastern South America. The specific name, mikanii, is in honor of German biologist Johann Christian Mikan.

Dipsas mikanii is found in Argentina, eastern Brazil, and Paraguay. The preferred natural habitats of Dipsas mikanii are forest and savanna, at elevations from sea level to 1,350 m (4,430 ft). Dipsas mikanii is terrestrial, semiarboreal, and nocturnal.

Dipsas mikanii preys predominately upon mollusks, slugs, and snails. Dipsas mikanii is oviparous. Females lay eggs in communal nests. Albuquerque, C.E.; Ferrarezzi, H. (2004). "A case of communal nesting in the neotropical snake Sibynomorphus makinii (Serpentes, Colubridae)". Phyllomedusa. 3 (1): 73–77.

Boulenger, G.A. (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers... Wikipedia →