Amblyodipsas polylepis, or the common purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole family. Stiletto snakes Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Macrelaps microlepidotus — venomous
- Atractaspis bibronii — venomous
- Elapsoidea boulengeri — venomous
- Lycophidion capense
- Gracililima nyassae
- Clelia equatoriana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Atractaspididae
- Genus
- Amblyodipsas
- Species
- Amblyodipsas polylepis
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