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is a latin american species which seems to mimic Bothriopsis bilineatus (top photo). Although there is a reported death from Xenodon, it is mostly placid in nature once it gets conditioned to people viewing it. But of course it is never handled. When I first received it, it flattend its head and raised up like a hognose does but now it stopped its acting. Interesting species to say the least. Eats toads and frogs.

Dan

Is it as "blue" as it looks in the photos?

Xenodon are such cool animals

Very beautiful..... and well shot *

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>>is a latin american species which seems to mimic Bothriopsis bilineatus (top photo). Although there is a reported death from Xenodon, it is mostly placid in nature once it gets conditioned to people viewing it. But of course it is never handled. When I first received it, it flattend its head and raised up like a hognose does but now it stopped its acting. Interesting species to say the least. Eats toads and frogs.

Beautiful snake, and truly a remarkable mimic.

The "case" of death from Xenodon is very poorly documented and certainly open to question - the case was cited uncriticaly by an author who heard about it from someone else - the ID of theoffendingsnake must be open to question, to put it mildly. No other serious Xenodon bites have been documented, despite the fact that this is a common genus. Mind you, looking at the sizeof the fangs, I suspect a bite from a large specimen would hurt like a mutha from the physical injury alone...

Cheers,

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