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Madagascar Leaf-nosed Snake head closeup One of the many wildlife oddities in Madagascar, the Madagascar Leaf-nosed snake is a cryptic specie that is poorly documented. This one likely is a male due to its spear-like nose which is more bend in females. I&#039;ve found very little useful information online about this fantastic specie, other than this research paper:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/kk/pdf/2005_Krysko-Langaha.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/kk/pdf/2005_Krysko-Langaha.pdf</a> Langaha madagascariensis,Madagascar,Pyreras Reserve Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Madagascar Leaf-nosed Snake head closeup

One of the many wildlife oddities in Madagascar, the Madagascar Leaf-nosed snake is a cryptic specie that is poorly documented. This one likely is a male due to its spear-like nose which is more bend in females. I've found very little useful information online about this fantastic specie, other than this research paper:

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/kk/pdf/2005_Krysko-Langaha.pdf

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    I'm self-promoting this to the homepage to give this mysterious specie some attention. If you're curious about this specie, this video is quite nice:

    http://www.jungledragon.com/video/411/madagascar_leaf-nosed_snake.html     Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
  2. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Incredible snake, fabulous photo! Posted 12 years ago
  3. View alxmb's profile
    alxmb
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    Wow, I had never even heard of this one... Posted 12 years ago
  4. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    Me neither, I'd say someone stepped on it, no pun intended. In a reserve, yes, I can imagine this one to be almost impossible to spot in any piece of free nature. It must have been a closeby shot given the 105mm. Nice one! Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Yes, this one is pretty close, but it's done with the 105mm macro, so there's still a safe distance in between :) Posted 12 years ago

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The Madagascar Leaf-nosed Snake

Langaha madagascariensis is a medium-sized highly cryptic arboreal species. It is endemic to Madagascar and found in deciduous dry forests and rain forests. There is considerable sexual dimorphism within the species; the males are dorsally brown and ventrally yellow with a long tapering snout while the females are mottled grey with a leaf shaped snout. Envenomation by the snake causes severe pain in humans but is not deadly.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 10, 2012. Captured Sep 2, 2012 12:10.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/11.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm

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