Black Snake-eater

Polemon ater, also known as the black snake-eater, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the subfamily Aparallactinae. It is known with certainty from the southeastern portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), but is likely also found in adjacent Tanzania and Zambia based on literary records. It was grouped under Polemon christyi until genetic analyses indicated that it was a distinct species. It is the first species in the genus Polemon to...