Classification: Introduced Species Reports of this species being found in California.

Description: Primary dark body blotches fewer than 25, 3 to 9 scales wide, central light spots divide body blotches into secondary blotches, most of which are also divided by central light markings; light chevron marking on back of head not connected to interocular bar; light spot on nape; no light bar across snout; ventrals more than 255; anal divided.

Habitat: This semi-arboreal, nocturnal species is found commonly throughout dry forests and marginally in moist forests in Costa Rica.

Range: Range in the Pacific versant extends from southwestern Guatemala to northwestern Costa Rica, and the species also occurs in a few dry areas in the Atlantic lowlands of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Elevational range extends from near sea level to 1,595 meters in southern Central America. Reports of this species being found in California.

Found in these States: CA

Diet: Juveniles prey on lizards; adults eat a variety of birds and small mammals, including bats.

Reproduction: This is an egg-laying snake.

Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide range, abundance and the lack of known major threats.

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