REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 24

REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 24

We’re heading to the Caribbean to find today’s reptile! Be on the lookout for this member of the boa constrictor family! Slap on some sunscreen and put on your shades, because it’s Reptilian Tuesday!

MEET THE CUBAN WOOD SNAKE!

Range/Habitat: Cuba/rainforest-suburbs

Diet: Carnivore: frogs, lizards, rodents

Length: 32-39”

Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts

• Cuban Wood Snakes are also known as the Cuban Black-tailed Dwarf Boa.
• Their colorations vary from gray to brown to orange.
• Cuban wood snakes are members of the boa family.
• Like other boas, Cuban wood snakes kill their prey by squeezing it.
• Cuban wood snakes ball up to protect themselves from predators. They then release a stinky slime near the base of their tail!

Phew!! What is that stinky odor? That’s our friend the Cuban Wood Snake! Animals sure have some amazing ways to protect themselves from predators. Our least favorite is being stinky ;)! If you were an animal, what adaptation would you want to protect yourself from predators? Ellie say she already has hers, it’s being huge! Edmond would like to change his color like a chameleon!