Herpetofauna: One Life's List

Dipsas indicus indicus
Big-Headed Snail-Eating Snake

Depto Loreto, Peru
January 21, 2011

This snake was perhaps 15 feet up in a tree along the trail, and one of our guides climbed up to get it.  The flattening of the head into a pit-viper shape is a cool feature.