▁The ▁species ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁Africa , ▁and ▁is ▁m ild ly ▁ven om ous ▁to ▁humans . ▁ ▁Geographic ▁range ▁D . ▁a ul ica ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Mal aw i , ▁Moz amb ique , ▁Som alia , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Sw az il and , ▁T anz ania , ▁and ▁Z imb ab we . ▁ ▁Description ▁D . ▁a ul ica ▁is ▁a ▁sl ender - b od ied ▁s nake . ▁M ales ▁may ▁att ain ▁a ▁sn out - to - vent ▁length ▁( SV L ) ▁of ▁. ▁Fem ales ▁are ▁slightly ▁smaller , ▁growing ▁to ▁ ▁SV L . ▁The ▁smooth ▁d ors al ▁scales ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁rows ▁at ▁mid body . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁D . ▁a ul icus , ▁is ▁no ct urn al ▁and ▁ar b ore al , ▁hiding ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁in ▁tree ▁cav ities ▁or ▁under ▁b ark . ▁ ▁Diet ▁D . ▁a ul ica ▁pre ys ▁primarily ▁upon ▁tree ▁fro gs ▁and ▁ge ck os , ▁but ▁will ▁also ▁eat ▁to ads , ▁sk inks , ▁and ▁small ▁rod ents . ▁ ▁Re production ▁D . ▁a ul ica , ▁like ▁all ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁D ips ad ob oa , ▁is ▁ov ip ar ous . ▁In ▁mid sum mer ▁sex ually ▁m ature ▁females ▁lay ▁ 7 - 8 ▁eggs . ▁The ▁eggs ▁measure ▁on ▁average ▁ 2 5 . 5 ▁x ▁ 1 1 . 5   mm