Scared of snakes? No worries… this one’s actually a lizard! Meet the slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus). While you might spot it coiled up like a snake to intimidate foes, the resemblance is only superficial. Unlike snakes (which have ocular scales called brilles), this reptile has eyelids that can blink. Whereas snakes “hear” through vibrations, the slender glass lizard has ear holes (like humans). And while snakes can dislocate their jaw bones to swallow large prey whole, the slender glass lizard cannot. It typically dines on pint-sized prey like insects and small reptiles.
[ID: an illustration of a green snake with a yellow underbelly and white dorsal stripes. It is coiled around a tree branch and surrounded by simple plant shapes. The background is light teal. End.]
Emerald tree boa! Arboreal snake from South America that grow around 6ft long! They’re orangish when they hatch, and start to develop their emerald color after around 6 months.
I remember way back when seeing some people be like “so lucky my fear never got addressed in tma 😌😌 it’s snakes btw” and i am entirely sure that tmagp 14 is targeted directly at all of you
i have been looking for a fake snake to be a surrogate pet for many reasons unable to keep a real one, finding the perfect one (cute+soft) seemed impossible but i have now found it. it is not super realistic, but they are baby. just wanted to show u
There's definitely been some artistic licence taken but I think it's a delightful result! They look like an itty bitty Burmese python.
Very cute!
I hope you take lots of pictures of them in adorable situations. :)