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Size: 600 mm SVL* This is a slim-bodied snake with
very small eyes. Generally the body is a dark olive-brown,
the underside is gray to black with sparsely scattered
cream coloured patches. North Side specimens are paler
overall. They can be found buried in the bottoms of fresh,
brackish or saline ponds, but need oxygen and are sometimes
seen swimming along the surface. They forage underwater
and feed mostly on fish. Because it is somewhat tolerant
of salt water, this species may have emigrated here long
ago on flotsam during storms. Interestingly, this snake
does not occur on the Sister Islands. Perhaps the larger
size of Grand Cayman offered this snake a better opportunity
to become established and provided a more reliable food
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