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An Ampijoroa Tree Snake showing off its muscles This is one of those long skinny tree snakes that can hold a very long portion of its body in midair. An impressive feat! Ampijoroa Tree Snake,Colubrid,Fall,Geotagged,Lycodryas pseudogranuliceps,Madagascar Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

An Ampijoroa Tree Snake showing off its muscles

This is one of those long skinny tree snakes that can hold a very long portion of its body in midair. An impressive feat!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Awesome, totally reminds me of this one:

    Blunt-headed Tree Snake - hunting position, Bahia Solano, Colombia Found during a night tour in Bahia Solano. Our guide Manuel picked it from the tree up onto a stick. However, this snake is so fast and thin that I found it impossible to photograph. Hence, we took the stick with snake into a vacant lodge and tried our luck there. A fun and acrobatic tour it was, with the snake constantly moving to the other end of the stick.<br /> <br /> These are specialized lizard killers. Lizards that sleep at night strategically position themselves so that any movement of the plant alerts them. This snake completely bypasses that as it can stretch over half of its very lengthy body in mid-air, not touching the plant at all. Bahia Solano,Bahía Solano,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake,Fall,Geotagged,Imantodes cenchoa,South America,World
     Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
      John Sullivan
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      Definitely, same type of body plan and lifestyle. Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
    Ruth Spigelman
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    One gorgeous snake and beautifully captured here John. Brought back my memory of seeing an Eastern rat snake in North America climb vertically. The first time in person for me- yes, it was a rugged tree trunk, but then it released two thirds of the body to manifest some defensive behaviour, whilst clinging with the last third. A chunky snake as well... and it blew my mind! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
      John Sullivan
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      Amazing what snakes can do with no arms or legs! Posted 5 years ago

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The Ampijoroa Tree Snake

Lycodryas pseudogranuliceps, also sometimes called the Ampijoroa Tree Snake, is a long, slender, arboreal snake found in Madagascar.

Some authorities place this genus in a recently-elevated family Pseudoxyrhophidae.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Sep 23, 2019. Captured May 8, 2007 21:07 in Analalava, Madagascar.
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  • PENTAX K10D
  • f/32.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO400
  • 200mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.