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Red-Black Striped Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Boodontinae
Genus:	Bothrophthalmus
Species:	B. lineatus
Binomial name
	Bothrophthalmus lineatus; Schlegel, 1856

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The Red-Black Striped Snake or, Bothrophthalmus lineatus, is the monotypical member of the genus Bothrophthalmus. This snake is found in the East African countries of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Angola, and Guinea. It is a harmless snake, black with 5 red stripes down the back. It lives in forests and forest islands from 700 to 2300 meters attitude, often near water. A terrestrial and nocturnal snake, when not active hides in holes, leaf litter, and in or under rotting logs. It is said that it bites furiously if handled (although it is harmless). Lays clutches with 5 eggs or so and it eats small forest animals such as shrews and mice.^[1]

There are two recognized subspecies:

Bothrophthalmus lineatus brunneus (Günther, 1863)
Bothrophthalmus lineatus lineatus (Peters, 1863)

References

^ Spawls, Stephen (2001, 2004). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. London: A & C Black. pp. 315–316. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)

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[1] Spawls, Stephen (2001, 2004). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. London: A & C Black. pp. 315–316. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)

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 There are two recognized [[subspecies]]:
-*''[[Bothrophthalmus lineatus brunneus]]'' ([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], [[1863]])
+*''[[Bothrophthalmus lineatus brunneus]]'' ([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1863)
-*''[[Bothrophthalmus lineatus lineatus]]'' ([[Wilhem Carl Hartwig Peters|Peters]], [[1863]])
+*''[[Bothrophthalmus lineatus lineatus]]'' ([[Wilhem Carl Hartwig Peters|Peters]], 1863)
 ==References==