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Malagasy tree boa - stare, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar A beautiful specialist of about 1.5m in maximum length, non-venomous. In dutch it's named the "dog head boa", I'm still not sure why. It does have an unusually large head and Ive' also read its infra red receptors to detect prey are unusually large. It feeds on small mammals and birds.<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85420/malagasy_tree_boa_-_stare_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85418/malagasy_tree_boa_-_head_2_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html<br />
A video by somebody else to get an idea of its size:<br />
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvKMYTXPD3E Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Malagasy tree boa,Pyreras Reserve,Sanzinia madagascariensis,Winter,World" /></a></figure><br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85418/malagasy_tree_boa_-_head_2_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html" title="Malagasy tree boa - head 2, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/85418_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=zGHf4aMQ6BEuPgkRpiFBJy9Iufo%3D" width="200" height="136" alt="Malagasy tree boa - head 2, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar A beautiful specialist of about 1.5m in maximum length, non-venomous. In dutch it's named the "dog head boa", I'm still not sure why. It does have an unusually large head and Ive' also read its infra red receptors to detect prey are unusually large. It feeds on small mammals and birds.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85420/malagasy_tree_boa_-_stare_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85419/malagasy_tree_boa_-_head_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html<br />
A video by somebody else to get an idea of its size:<br />
<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvKMYTXPD3E Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Malagasy tree boa,Pyreras Reserve,Sanzinia madagascariensis,Winter,World" /></a></figure><br />
A video by somebody else to get an idea of its size:<br />
<br />
<section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/fvKMYTXPD3E?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Malagasy tree boa,Pyreras Reserve,Sanzinia madagascariensis,Winter,World

Malagasy tree boa - stare, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar

A beautiful specialist of about 1.5m in maximum length, non-venomous. In dutch it's named the "dog head boa", I'm still not sure why. It does have an unusually large head and Ive' also read its infra red receptors to detect prey are unusually large. It feeds on small mammals and birds.

Malagasy tree boa - head, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar A beautiful specialist of about 1.5m in maximum length, non-venomous. In dutch it's named the "dog head boa", I'm still not sure why. It does have an unusually large head and Ive' also read its infra red receptors to detect prey are unusually large. It feeds on small mammals and birds.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85420/malagasy_tree_boa_-_stare_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85418/malagasy_tree_boa_-_head_2_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html<br />
A video by somebody else to get an idea of its size:<br />
<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvKMYTXPD3E Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Malagasy tree boa,Pyreras Reserve,Sanzinia madagascariensis,Winter,World

Malagasy tree boa - head 2, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar A beautiful specialist of about 1.5m in maximum length, non-venomous. In dutch it's named the "dog head boa", I'm still not sure why. It does have an unusually large head and Ive' also read its infra red receptors to detect prey are unusually large. It feeds on small mammals and birds.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85420/malagasy_tree_boa_-_stare_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85419/malagasy_tree_boa_-_head_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html<br />
A video by somebody else to get an idea of its size:<br />
<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvKMYTXPD3E Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Malagasy tree boa,Pyreras Reserve,Sanzinia madagascariensis,Winter,World

A video by somebody else to get an idea of its size:

comments (4)

Jivko Nakev

Lion

Wow, this is a great photo, Ferdy! Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks so much, Jivko! Posted 6 years ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Great series of shots of this reptilian beauty. Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, Ruth! Posted 6 years ago

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The Malagasy tree boa

''Sanzinia madagascariensis'' is a non-venomous boa species endemic to the island of Madagascar.

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 7, 2019. Captured Jul 17, 2019 13:21 in RN2, Madagascar.

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NIKON D850
f/8.0
1/250s
ISO400
105mm

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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.