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Short-snouted grass snake
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Psammophiidae
Genus:	Psammophis
Species:	P. brevirostris
Binomial name
Psammophis brevirostris Peters, 1881

Psammophis brevirostris, also known as the short-snouted grass snake, is a diurnal, mildly venomous snake native to southern Africa. It is oviparous and can lay up to 15 eggs in summer. The snake feeds on lizards, rodents, snakes and small birds; it is alert and considered fast.

References

1. Psammophis brevirostris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 December 2014.
2. ^ Marais, J. 2004. A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town.

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