TC, Dinodon semicarinatum strikes me as more of an arboreal snake, in regard to their general build and behavior, but they are Lampropeltis-like in more than one way. For one, they are apparently immune to Habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis) venom, and they will eat them, along with just about anything else that they can consume, and two, while not considered constrictors, I think that as a species, semicarinatum "could" kill rodents with constriction.......at the very least it must be a great tool for prey control. I'm not sure what species of rodents are naturally sympatric, but if any are "rat" sized, then it would be interesting to know if they willingly attack proportionately large rodents????
The pic again:

The pic is overexposed, but you can see the puffiness of my hand between the loops.....in hand, it's obvious that they are just as powerful/muscular as any constrictor of the same mass.

Shane
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