Clelia (snake)

Clelia is a genus of snakes, one of three genera containing species with the common name mussurana or musurana (Portuguese: muçurana). Clelia is a genus of large snakes in the subfamily Dipsadidae of the family Colubridae. The genus is native to Central America and South America, and species of Clelia are found from southern Mexico to Brazil. They specialize in ophiophagy, i.e., they attack and eat other snakes.