Snakoon

Discovery LocationMangrove Swamps of the Florida Everglades

Lead ResearcherDr. Maria Rodriguez

Field Report Summary

Physical Description

A snake with the body length and girth of a raccoon. It retains the raccoon's distinctive black mask across its eyes and the striped tail. It possesses two small but functional front limbs with five-fingered hands, similar to a raccoon's, which it uses for grasping and manipulating objects. The body is covered in smooth, dark grey scales. It has heat-sensing pits along its jawline and a forked tongue. It hisses and chatters like a raccoon, and can even make a growling noise.

Habitat

Swamps and forests, particularly near bodies of water.

Dietary Behavior

Opportunistic predator, consuming fish, amphibians, and small rodents, using constriction to subdue its prey.

Evolutionary Origin

Theorized to be a result of a rare developmental mutation in raccoons, causing them to take on the body plan and hunting behaviours of snakes. Possibly triggered by environmental contaminants.

Behavioral Notes

Hibernates in hollow logs during the winter months, forming communal dens.