Costa Rican Snake

AdamfromCanada · 06-04-13, 09:29 PM

Hi all,

Came across this snake in Costa Rica near Manuel Antonio National Park in early May. He was pretty small...maybe 18-24 inches if you stretched him out...

Anyone know what he is?

Zoo Nanny · 06-05-13, 10:18 AM

Is it maybe a Marcy's Checkered Garter? It's about the right size and pattern looks like it. Herping in Costa Rica must be awesome! Did you see any other herps or animals while there?

Jakeslither · 06-05-13, 02:34 PM

I was just watching Swamp Wars the other day and the episode was specifically for snake hunting in Costa Rica

be careful!!! lots of venomous ones in Rica!!

Chris72 · 06-05-13, 04:14 PM

I think this might be what you found. (See attached)

AdamfromCanada · 06-05-13, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoo Nanny

Is it maybe a Marcy's Checkered Garter? It's about the right size and pattern looks like it. Herping in Costa Rica must be awesome! Did you see any other herps or animals while there?

I think it probably is the barred forest racer. Thanks all for the thoughts!

As for CR, it was great. Lots of birds, reptiles and then of course monkeys and sloths too. I'll start a Lizard ID thread in hopes that people can help with those, but here's a few of the reptiles I saw:

1) Mexican vine snake
2) Black Spiny-tailed Iguana - these were found all over the place.
3) Green Iguana - not as many as the black spiny-tails, but still saw quite a few!
4) Some kind of anole on the hunt for a butterfly
5) Unidentified lizard catching a snack!

brandonh · 06-05-13, 10:45 PM

i love vine snakes ,great shots

Chris72 · 06-08-13, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by brandonh

i love vine snakes ,great shots

I'll second that. (Those....them?......what Brandon said)