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Imantodes cenchoa
This slender snake blends in well with vines and other plant material while climbing among the trees in search of prey. Their diet is comprised mainly of frogs (and their eggs) and lizards (primarily anoles).
Forested, secondary growth, and plantation areas in lowland moist and wet forests, premontane most and wet forests, rainforest, and lower montane wet and rainforests.
I got lucky and spotted this snake on a tree trunk while hiking through a forest at night. Also known as "chunk-headed snake" and "blunthead tree snake."
Spotted on Jun 6, 2007
Submitted on Jan 14, 2012
17 Comments
OMG!!!! I absolutly love this shot and this info. this will be usefull.
Thank you for all your kind comments, rams4d. :-)
Nice shot
Beautiful... very nice series.
There is pretty much a 0% chance of finding this snake species in Grove, OK. I also doubt any of our hospitals could properly identify a native snake.
I think I was bitten by one of these the other day in Grove, Oklahoma. The hospital didn't know what kind of snake it was. It was a baby. I was collecting dry leaves from a tree when it bit me.
Thanks to all of you for the kind comments. It is a definite honor to be chosen for the Spotting of the Day. Whenever I check in and poke through the images that have been posted for the day, I am overwhelmed by the amazing plants and animals you are seeing and photographing around the world. There are some top-notch photographers on this site and I often can't wait to get home from work each day so I can see your images and learn more about the natural world. Keep shooting and keep posting. I know I will!
Congratulations!
Congrats Goody. What a fabulous little creature.
Congratulations!
The eye indicates its venomous, but your holding it? Or maybe its just nocturnal.
Great job. Love the shot where it's shaped in a figure 8.
I like the snake because they actually no aggressive. Very interesting!
Very neat spotting! Nice series of photos...he's pretty small!
Congratulations Goody!
Wonderful series
Hey Goody, this great series has earned you Spotting of the Day. Thanks for all your amazing contributions and we can't wait to see what you share next.
"The slender Blunt-headed Tree Snake blends in well with the vines and plants it climbs through in search of prey including anoles, geckos and frogs. "
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Great info and great spotting woody!