Nick Hawkins / Banded cat-eye snake (Leptodeira annulata) lowland rainforests,Southeastern Nicaragua. August.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Cat eyed snake (Leptodeira annulata) Kusad Mountain, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Cat eyed snake (Leptodeira annulata) Kusad Mountain, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Daniel Heuclin / Banded Cat Eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata) in leaf litter. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, May.

Daniel Heuclin / Banded Cat Eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata) resting in leaf litter. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, May.

Daniel Heuclin / Banded Cat Eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata), close-up of head. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, May.

Daniel Heuclin / Banded Cat Eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata) resting in leaf litter. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, May.

Daniel Heuclin / Banded Cat Eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata) head in profile showing characteristic eyes. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, May.

James Christensen / Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata) portrait, Colon, Panama

James Christensen / Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata), Colon, Panama

James Christensen / Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata), western slope of the Andes Cloud Forest, Mindo, Ecuador

Christian Ziegler / Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata) attempting to eat young Cane Toad (Bufo marinus), a toxic species, Barro Colorado Island, Panama