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  • Red-lipped Snake, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Joubert Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Red-lipped Snake, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) michelemenegon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Red-lipped Snake, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Alex Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Red-lipped Snake, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Red-lipped Snake, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Red-lipped Snake, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Toby Hibbitts, all rights reserved

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Red-lipped Snake

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

Worldwide
2,468 observations
Group
Reptiles
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia, commonly known as the herald snake or the red-lipped snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.

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