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eppur_se_muova

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8. I could have sworn that whenever I had seen a snake like that -- slender body; wider, diamond-shaped head -- it had been

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 01:08 AM

Oct 5

referred as a leaf snake. A Google search for that term only led to piles of Google suckage.

By apparent coincidence, buried among all the wrong answers, and the ones so far off topic you could only say "that's not right -- it's not even wrong", was a pic of a slender green snake known as a vine snake. Apparently the name is used for different species in eastern and western hemispheres, but they are very similar in appearance. Here's a pic:

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29178-Oxybelis-fulgidus

Apparently, one of the defining characteristics is that it has fangs only in the rear of its mouth, so if you could check on that ...

*Lots* more pics here: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29178-Oxybelis-fulgidus/browse_photos

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two frogs and a snake [View all] Gato Moteado Oct 4 OP

These are vivid and alive photos, my dear Gato! Superb shooting in both. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 4 #1

Spectacular shots! Vivid. MLAA Oct 4 #2

I love the frogs, but I'm scared of snakes so I passed brer cat Oct 4 #3

Nice! I am not going to even try to ID these guys, but I do definitely enjoy the pics! Keep bringing us your SWBTATTReg Oct 4 #4

Magnificent. The details are enthralling. Those eyes! Easterncedar Oct 4 #5

The frog song that always pops up first for me is Joy to the World by 3 Dog Night! ShazzieB Oct 5 #7

I searched the first frog pic using Google Lens. ShazzieB Oct 4 #6

I could have sworn that whenever I had seen a snake like that -- slender body; wider, diamond-shaped head -- it had been eppur_se_muova Oct 5 #8

I saw two Mondo centipedes on my wall really late last night Beringia Oct 5 #9

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