South American Coffeesnake

Ninia atrata, known commonly as Hallowell´s coffee snake, Hallowell´s earth snake, the red-nape snake, and the South American coffee snake, is a species of small terrestrial snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Central America and northern South America.

Geographic range: N. atrata is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Habitat: The preferred natural habitats of N. atrata are forest and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to .

Diet: N. atrata is believed to feed on insect larvae, termites and slugs.

Reproduction: N. atrata is oviparous.