night adder snakes & night adder snakes Pics
night adder snakes
night adder snakes
Head has a dark brown or black V-shaped mark, the top of which points forward and finishes between the eyes.
Colouring varies from light browny-pink to light grey.
Diamond shaped darker markings are found on the back and tail – these are sometimes bordered with white.Venom glands are extremely long – up to 10cms – and found on either side of the spine connecting up to the fangs.
Poor eye sight and a keen sense of smell.An extremely slow moving, non-aggressive snake.Basks during the day and hunts at night.
Diet consists almost exclusively of frogs and toads.
Hatchlings feed on tadpoles.
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