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Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake crossing trees, San Cipriano Reserve, Colombia Not a very attractive photo but sharing it because it documents this snakes' unique hunting behavior. It is able to cross large distances between trees as if gravity doesn't exist. This way it surprises sleeping reptiles on trees that rely on vibrations to detect predators. Colombia,Colombia 2022,Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake,Geotagged,Imantodes cenchoa,San Cipriano Reserve,South America,Summer,World Click/tap to enlarge

Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake crossing trees, San Cipriano Reserve, Colombia

Not a very attractive photo but sharing it because it documents this snakes' unique hunting behavior. It is able to cross large distances between trees as if gravity doesn't exist. This way it surprises sleeping reptiles on trees that rely on vibrations to detect predators.

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  1. It must have abs of steel. Posted 3 months ago
    1. Yep, whilst being extremely thin:

      Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake - top, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Another meeting with this elegant lizard hunter. A super thin and strong snake that can stretch its body across a significant distance in mid-air, thereby not alerting any lizards sleeping in trees. This one was stick handled and put on a very large table at the lodge of La Isla Escondida. This individual is relatively short compared to earlier observations.<br />
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      Posted 3 months ago, modified 3 months ago
      1. "fiddle-string snake" Posted 3 months ago
        1. I like it :) Posted 3 months ago
          1. I do too, but can't help but think 'spaghetti snake' would be just as good. Or, 'reptile rope'. Posted 3 months ago
            1. I declare reptile rope the winner, can't be beaten. Posted 3 months ago
              1. Agree! Posted 3 months ago

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"Imantodes cenchoa" is a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake distributed in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Similar species: Scaled Reptiles
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 6, 2023. Captured Sep 17, 2022 21:29 in R4R2+4Q Calima, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.3
  • 1/60s
  • ISO110
  • 200mm