Antiguan Racer Feeding on Lizard

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Status: Critically Endangered Possibly the world's rarest snake, the Antiguan racer is small, non-venomous and good-natured. Unusually amongst snakes, this species shows dramatic sexual dimorphism with the females being much larger in size than the males and possessing almost the opposite colouration; females are a silvery-grey colour with pale brown blotches and stripes, whereas the males are dark brown with creamy blotches. Threats: This snake was once common in Antigua, but by the twentieth century it had completely disappeared from the island and was thought to be extinct. Black and brown rats were accidentally brought to the West Indies on foreign ships from Europe, wreaking havoc on endemic wildlife including the Antiguan racer whose eggs and young were preyed upon. Further details on the Antiguan Racer, along with other photographs and videos, can be found here: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Alsophis_antiguae/ View more videos, photographs and fact-files of the world's endangered species at http://www.arkive.org, and subscribe to our YouTube channel to help raise awareness of the natural world.

Category: Animals
Uploaded: August 20th, 2008 @ 8:42 am
Author: arkive

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Tags: alsophis animal animalia antigua antiguae antiguan arkive bird chordata class colubridae critically eating endangered family genus great island kingdom lizard order phylum racer reptiles reptilia snake squamata vulnerable

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