Clouded Sibon, La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica.
These are relaxed snakes and are willing to go about their business while being photographed. The scientific name is Sibon nebulatus. I see them frequently at the station. They seem to be especially active at the end of the rainy season. In December 2022 I found five babies on a single bush!
Eyelash Viper, green morph, Costa Rica
Eyelash vipers (Bothriechis schlegelii) come in at least three flavors and this is the greenish one. It had wedged itself into a pile of palm leaves.
Malaysian/Siamese pit viper, Malaysia
It's always a bonus when you find cool subjects just outside your accommodations! The scientific name is Trimeresurus fucatus.
Worm Snake suspected, Virginia
My best guess is that this is a juvenile Carphophis amoenus. I found her just off of Skyline Drive at about in Virginia at about 2400'
Blunt headed tree snake, Costa Rica
Blunt headed tree snakes (Imantodes cenchoa) are not fearful of photographers and pose nicely. They are one of my favorite snakes. They can be a meter in length but their bodies are narrower than my pinky finger.
Unidentified arboreal snake, Malaysia
There are a lot of arboreal snakes in the tropics. I assume this is because there are a lot of prey options in the tree canopy, in epiphytes, under bark and so on.
Unidentified snake, Costa Rica
Some sort of harmless bothrops wannabe. It blends in nicely with the leaf litter.
Unidentified snake, Costa Rica
Not sure of ID on this one but I found two of them oozing about in trees overhanging a swampy area. Frogs were depositing eggs in large numbers on nearby leaves, and I suspect the snakes were feeding on the eggs.
Blunt headed tree snake looking cute!
Imantodes cenchoa, Costa Rica. Yet another shot of my favorite snake. I think this one may have been getting ready to shed his skin. There seem to be a few flaky looking areas and his color was a bit lighter than is typical.
I come across snakes when I'm looking for insects and frogs. I don't usually bother with species that are considered dangerous. The eyelash vipers on this page might seem like an exception. But these are extremely small snakes and are also pretty relaxed. That said, I recommend keeping well away from snakes and to simply enjoy watching them. Picking them up is unnecessary and posing them for photographs is just plain rude. This may be a Dendrelaphis species.
Eyelash Viper, yellow morph, Costa Rica
Eyelash vipers (Bothriechis schlegelii) are small ambush hunters. They may sit in the same location (often on a large leaf) for several days waiting for frogs, lizards and small birds. IIRC, this one was about 14" long.
White headed snake, Costa Rica.
This snake (Enuliophis sclateri), is small, perhaps 18cm and they seem to be active in the late rainy season. The spider was a bonus. The poor thing may also be known as the "sock-headed snake". Very laid back.
Corallus annulatus, Costa Rica.
This little boa was a patient model. I see tree boas occasionally La Selva Bio Station but they are usually 10 meters up the tree. This one was at head height and calm enough to allow me to photograph close in.
Leather leaf slug, Costa Rica.
I've never seen a slug do this before. I believe the genus is Laevicaulis.