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Pareeeee
11-20-14, 11:12 AM
I just love these guys. They look as adorable as they do ridiculous.


Blunt Headed Tree Snakes
Imantodes sp.

Quick info (according to Wikipedia):
Imantodes is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as blunt-headed vine snakes or blunt-headed tree snakes. The genus consists of seven species that are native to Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America.

These snakes are venomous but are said to be non-lethal to humans.


(Not my photos)

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http://felipedelbosque.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/fdb8875.jpg

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http://tropicalnaturalhistory.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/imantodes-cenchoa-cockscomb-05-8.jpg

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Image credits Raining Frogs and Ending in a Half Nelson | Philip's Blog (http://felipedelbosque.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/raining-frogs-and-ending-in-a-half-nelson/)

Snakes and spiders... oh my - AR15.Com Archive (http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1509978)

Blunthead tree snake, Imantodes cenchoa, ultimate design for moving above the ground | Tropical Natural History (http://tropicalnaturalhistory.org/2012/07/20/imantodes-cenchoa/)

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Imantodes cenchoa - Cliquer ici - - Les photos de Ron en Guyane (http://ron-nbo.over-blog.com/article-imantodes-cenchoa-52120768.html)

Tsubaki
11-20-14, 11:39 AM
So cute!! they look like ribbons with eyes :D

BIGT FROM F.B.
11-20-14, 12:25 PM
An awesome looking species for sure. Looks like a night hunter.

Derek1
11-20-14, 10:15 PM
Beautiful! Little bitty snakes.

dave himself
11-20-14, 10:36 PM
What a stunning looking wee snake, I've never heard of these thanks for sharing :)

Zoo Nanny
11-21-14, 05:00 AM
They're adorable. With so much eye there can't be much room for his brain! LOL