Next up on my list of adorable weirdo snakes is the Madagascar Leaf-Nosed Snake (langaha madagascariensis).
While it’s unusual snout is presumed to serve as camouflage as it waits to ambush tree-frogs, geckos and small birds, we still aren’t certain if there might be a sensory purpose as well. These snakes are incredibly slender, and virtually invisible among the tree branches. They’re equipped with a mild venom delivered by grooved rear-fangs, and like most rear-fanged snakes, they don’t pose any serious danger to humans. So at home in the trees, the leaf-nosed snake even lays it’s eggs there, which emerge coated with an adhesive so they will stick to the branches. They may look unusual, but that’s what makes them so special!
