Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) opening its mouth in threat display showing black oral mucosa. - La Laguna del Lagarto Eco-Lodge, Boca Tapada, Cost

---

Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) opening its mouth in threat display showing black oral mucosa. - La Laguna del Lagarto Eco-Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

---

Size: 5623px × 3750px
Photo credit: © Bill Gozansky / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aeneus, america, behavior, black, boca, brown, carlos, central, colubrid, colubridae, contact, costa, defense, defensive, del, display, displaying, eco-lodge, eye, eyes, front, head, head-, la, lagarto, laguna, lodge, lowland, mexican, mouth, mucosa, natural, nature, neotropical, open, opening, oral, oxybelis, pointed, rainforest, reptile, reptiles, rica, san, snake, snakes, snout, squamata, tapada, threat, tropical, unusual, view, vine, wild, wildlife