Although it is quietly hued, the little Hispaniolan cat-eyed snake,
Hypsirhynchus ferox, is both attractive and interesting.
Inhabiting a wide range of habitats from xeric to mesic, this terrestrial snake seems to prefer areas where low escarpments and boulders are prominent. Preferentially a lizard eater, juvenile snakes eat geckos, anoles and the young of larger lizards. Adults feed upon larger whiptails and curlytailed lizards.
This snake occasionally attains a length of 30 inches (rarely an inch or two longer, often a few inches shorter). It is slender and can move quickly.
The Hispaniolan cat-eyed snake is only rarely available in the American pet trade. It is an easily maintained oviparous snake, but I have not been able to find mention of breeding success.
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