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Malagasy tree boa, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar A beautiful specialist of about 1.5m in maximum length, non-venomous. In dutch it&#039;s named the &quot;dog head boa&quot;, I&#039;m still not sure why. It does have an unusually large head and Ive&#039; also read its infra red receptors to detect prey are unusually large. It feeds on small mammals and birds.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85420/malagasy_tree_boa_-_stare_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html" title="Malagasy tree boa - stare, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/85420_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=ApLULoAgMF%2FhelpRIDCqPVtpBJU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Malagasy tree boa - stare, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar A beautiful specialist of about 1.5m in maximum length, non-venomous. In dutch it&#039;s named the &quot;dog head boa&quot;, I&#039;m still not sure why. It does have an unusually large head and Ive&#039; 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/85419/malagasy_tree_boa_-_head_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" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85419/malagasy_tree_boa_-_head_pyreras_reserve_madagascar.html" title="Malagasy tree boa - head, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/85419_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=LLJ0qPcQ7aOa3qymqfMuSEXpbME%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Malagasy tree boa - head, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar A beautiful specialist of about 1.5m in maximum length, non-venomous. In dutch it&#039;s named the &quot;dog head boa&quot;, I&#039;m still not sure why. It does have an unusually large head and Ive&#039; 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" /></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&#039;s named the &quot;dog head boa&quot;, I&#039;m still not sure why. It does have an unusually large head and Ive&#039; 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 Click/tap to enlarge

Malagasy tree boa, 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 - 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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85419/malagasy_tree_boa_-_head_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, 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:

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It's head does looks like the head of a dog, doesn't it? Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Not sure, I'd be pretty concerned if my dog looks like this. Joking aside, it does have a robust dog-like head, agree. Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Ha! I should have said that the head is reminiscent of a dog that you would see in a horror movie. Definitely a cool head for a snake to have though. 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.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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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
  • ISO640
  • 105mm
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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.