It’s long, thin and bares massive bulging eyes. There’s only been six recognized species of the blunt-headed vine snake genus known as imantodes—until now. Dr. Omar Torres-Caravajal from ...

CITATION: Torres-Carvajal O, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Quirola D, Smith EN, Almendáriz A (2012) A new species of blunt-headed vine snake (Colubridae, Imantodes) from the Chocó region of Ecuador. ZooKeys ...

Oxybelis fulgidus is roughly 0.79 inches thick and can grow up to a total length of 59 to 79 inches (5 to 7 feet), whereas Ahaetulla species can grow to be 2.5 to 5 feet long.Its tail is very long ...

An Arizona family got far more than they bargained for when checking on their dog in the backyard — a two-headed western ...

Yellow blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes inornatus) eating red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) eggs. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

It shouldn’t be too surprising: Many of the nearly 4,000 snake species occupy extremely specialized niches in their ecosystems. The blunt-headed tree snake, for example, eats through batches of ...

Frogs and their eggs are an important source of nutrition for many snakes. This tiny blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes) snags a meal from of frog eggs in the Panamanian forest.

A new species of snake was discovered in the southern Yunnan Province in China when the 2-foot-long reptile moved in a tree and caught the eye of visiting scientists.. The new species is named ...