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An Old Friend
Oxyrhopus vandicus - Cordillera Escalera Conservation Area, Peru
Some of you may remember a photo I posted 3 months back of an Oxyrhopus vandicus. Well I came across what I believe is the same individual again, 3 months later! I compared photos and the unique banding and imperfections in the pattern make me think it must be the same snake. It was found approximately 100 ft from where I found it the first time. Snake movement in the jungle is not something I know much about. In temperate areas they are often tied to a den or overwintering area that they return to every year, however I am unsure of their site fidelity in the tropics. I found it on opposite banks of a small jungle stream so it could just be drawn back to an resource with plentiful food like frogs as opposed to a territory. One way or another it was excellent seeing it again, its a rare occasion that I see the same snake multiple times in the jungle.
A photo from the 1st encounter: www.flickr.com/photos/26500525@N08/27350415546/in/album-7...
An Old Friend
Oxyrhopus vandicus - Cordillera Escalera Conservation Area, Peru
Some of you may remember a photo I posted 3 months back of an Oxyrhopus vandicus. Well I came across what I believe is the same individual again, 3 months later! I compared photos and the unique banding and imperfections in the pattern make me think it must be the same snake. It was found approximately 100 ft from where I found it the first time. Snake movement in the jungle is not something I know much about. In temperate areas they are often tied to a den or overwintering area that they return to every year, however I am unsure of their site fidelity in the tropics. I found it on opposite banks of a small jungle stream so it could just be drawn back to an resource with plentiful food like frogs as opposed to a territory. One way or another it was excellent seeing it again, its a rare occasion that I see the same snake multiple times in the jungle.
A photo from the 1st encounter: www.flickr.com/photos/26500525@N08/27350415546/in/album-7...