Animals

The Ornamental Snake's preference for moist areas is most likely because it eats almost exclusively frogs. It has been recorded eating several species of frogs and the only time anything other than a frog was recorded as food was once when the Ornamental Snake was recorded eating a centipede. It has also been observed that the Ornamental Snake will strike at frogs and some toads without eating them. We are not sure why this occurs but frogs that have been struck but not eaten suffer extensive cellular breakdown and resemble “bags of fluid.” It is interesting to note that in the same studies that observed the Ornamental Snake eating exclusively frogs it showed a definite preference for the type of frogs it was eating. It was found eating 5 different species of frogs, it had struck four other species of frog and one species of toad without eating them, and there were two species of frog present at the feeding site but neither had been touched. This snake is quite a picky eater.
The Ornamental Snake gives birth to live offspring, averaging 6.8 young per litter, (litter size ranges from 3 to 11 offspring). Mating habits and seasons are not readily available.