Pseudoboa neuwiedii
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Pseudoboa neuwiedii more commonly known as the Ratonel is a snake
found in northern South America
and Trinidad and Tobago
. Growing to a maximum size of 1 m, this snake is a powerful constrictor
which feeds on any animal it can capture and subdue. Individuals have been reported to consume snakes as large as or larger than they themselves are.
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
found in northern South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. Growing to a maximum size of 1 m, this snake is a powerful constrictor
Constrictor
Constrictor may refer to:Biology:* Any snake that kills its prey by constriction* A boa constrictor, a large non-venomous boas found primarily in Central and South America.* A taxonomic synonym for Python, a.k.a...
which feeds on any animal it can capture and subdue. Individuals have been reported to consume snakes as large as or larger than they themselves are.
