Info on D.c.margaritae

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: I have collected this rare subspecies twice, in 1998 and 1999 but due to Venezuelan wildlife laws these specimens could not be exported. : If it is of any help to you , I've included a brief morphological description. : : Drymarchon margaritae ROZE, 1959, Nov. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. La Salle, ser. Zool. No. 25,p.1. : Locality: near San Francisco de Macano, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela. : Geo. Dist: Venezuela : description: : Rostral is visible from above; loreal is present, : one preocular and two postoculars; temporal formula is 2+2; supralabials 8(4,5); infralabials 8(5); two pairs of geneials. 18 maxilar teeth. : Dorsal scales are in 15-17 rows, smooth and with apical pits. Ventral scales aprox(ave.) 196; subcaudal scales 76 in two rows; and the anal scale is not divided. : coloration of this subspp. is black in the anterior portion of the body, with brown irregular bands to the posterior portion. The undersides of the head are off-light-grey in colour, ventrally is dark-grey and the subcaudal region is completly black. max. size>> close to 3 meters and very agressive when molested, not wasting a single second to bite (VERY PAINFUL< believe me!!!!!). : wish I could send you pics but no scanner! sorry!

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