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Blunt-headed Tree Snake - rising, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Another meeting with this amazing lizard hunter. The Blunt-headed Tree Snake is very thin and lengthy yet extremely strong and flexible. It masters gravity as if it does not apply and can span meters in mid-air without any support basis. It&#039;s using this method that it can pick sleeping lizards from a tree. By not touching the tree itself, the lizard is never alerted. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71516/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_stretching_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Blunt-headed Tree Snake - stretching, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/71516_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1687392010&Signature=pkATcoqAml%2FzKxohxzpZys9P8MU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Blunt-headed Tree Snake - stretching, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Another meeting with this amazing lizard hunter. The Blunt-headed Tree Snake is very thin and lengthy yet extremely strong and flexible. It masters gravity as if it does not apply and can span meters in mid-air without any support basis. It&#039;s using this method that it can pick sleeping lizards from a tree. By not touching the tree itself, the lizard is never alerted. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71515/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_curving_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71514/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_head_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71513/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_rising_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake,Imantodes cenchoa,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71515/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_curving_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Blunt-headed Tree Snake - curving, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/71515_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1687392010&Signature=HIa31WMHwKamqxF4piqS%2FtiddtM%3D" width="200" height="122" alt="Blunt-headed Tree Snake - curving, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Another meeting with this amazing lizard hunter. The Blunt-headed Tree Snake is very thin and lengthy yet extremely strong and flexible. It masters gravity as if it does not apply and can span meters in mid-air without any support basis. It&#039;s using this method that it can pick sleeping lizards from a tree. By not touching the tree itself, the lizard is never alerted. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71516/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_stretching_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71514/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_head_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71513/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_rising_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake,Imantodes cenchoa,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71514/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_head_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Blunt-headed Tree Snake - head, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/71514_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1687392010&Signature=sgxIYh6ffb%2FhTzcztyyG%2BQTaUlA%3D" width="200" height="168" alt="Blunt-headed Tree Snake - head, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Another meeting with this amazing lizard hunter. The Blunt-headed Tree Snake is very thin and lengthy yet extremely strong and flexible. It masters gravity as if it does not apply and can span meters in mid-air without any support basis. It&#039;s using this method that it can pick sleeping lizards from a tree. By not touching the tree itself, the lizard is never alerted. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71516/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_stretching_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71515/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_curving_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71513/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_rising_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake,Imantodes cenchoa,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake,Imantodes cenchoa,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Blunt-headed Tree Snake - rising, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Another meeting with this amazing lizard hunter. The Blunt-headed Tree Snake is very thin and lengthy yet extremely strong and flexible. It masters gravity as if it does not apply and can span meters in mid-air without any support basis. It's using this method that it can pick sleeping lizards from a tree. By not touching the tree itself, the lizard is never alerted.

Blunt-headed Tree Snake - stretching, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Another meeting with this amazing lizard hunter. The Blunt-headed Tree Snake is very thin and lengthy yet extremely strong and flexible. It masters gravity as if it does not apply and can span meters in mid-air without any support basis. It's using this method that it can pick sleeping lizards from a tree. By not touching the tree itself, the lizard is never alerted. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71515/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_curving_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71514/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_head_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71513/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_rising_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake,Imantodes cenchoa,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World

Blunt-headed Tree Snake - curving, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Another meeting with this amazing lizard hunter. The Blunt-headed Tree Snake is very thin and lengthy yet extremely strong and flexible. It masters gravity as if it does not apply and can span meters in mid-air without any support basis. It's using this method that it can pick sleeping lizards from a tree. By not touching the tree itself, the lizard is never alerted. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71516/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_stretching_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71514/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_head_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71513/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_rising_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake,Imantodes cenchoa,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World

Blunt-headed Tree Snake - head, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Another meeting with this amazing lizard hunter. The Blunt-headed Tree Snake is very thin and lengthy yet extremely strong and flexible. It masters gravity as if it does not apply and can span meters in mid-air without any support basis. It's using this method that it can pick sleeping lizards from a tree. By not touching the tree itself, the lizard is never alerted. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71516/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_stretching_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71515/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_curving_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71513/blunt-headed_tree_snake_-_rising_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake,Imantodes cenchoa,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Incredible! Just think of how difficult it must be for its blood to flow against gravity to its head, so the snake doesn't pass out. It must have lots of valves or something to aid this process. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      It's unfortunate that it's not facing us as this scene I found most impressive. I'm sure you've seen a cobra rise straight up a few dozen cm or so. This one from its base rose up several meters straight up like it's nothing. We just stood there and froze, thinking "wtf is going on???". Then it kept going some more. Same for spanning 4m horizontally in a straight line, effortlessly. Seeing this with your own eyes you really start to think that gravity does not apply to it, it's like seeing water burn. Posted 4 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        Amazing! I had to learn more about how their circulatory systems can work against gravity. Here's what I discovered:
        -The distance from their hearts to their brains is short
        -They have anterior hearts
        -They have high blood pressure
        -They have short lungs to eliminate the risk of pulmonary edema
        -They have special mechanisms and behaviors to regulate blood flow
        -Their tissues are unique in that they aren't as susceptible to blood pooling

        Awesome, right?!         Posted 4 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          That really is awesome, thanks for the research! Posted 4 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            You're welcome! I thought it was really fascinating and reminded me of giraffes and all the adaptations they have to employ just to get a drink of water ;) Posted 4 years ago

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The Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake

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

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Similar species: Scaled Reptiles
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Uploaded Dec 23, 2018. Captured Oct 19, 2018 21:02.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/18.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm