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Polemon Ater
''Polemon ater'', also known commonly as the black snake-eater, is a species of mildly rear-fanged venomous snake in the subfamily Aparallactinae of the family Atractaspididae. The species is native to central Africa. Geographic range ''Polemon ater'' is known with certainty from the southeastern portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly called Zaire), but is likely also found in adjacent Tanzania and Zambia based on literary records. Taxonomy ''P. ater'' was grouped under '' P. christyi'' until genetic analyses indicated that it was a distinct species. It is the first species in the genus ''Polemon'' to be described in over 70 years. Diet ''Polemon ater'' preys Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ... exclusively upon snakes ( ophiophagy), inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Portillo
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