Nick Garbutt / Male Malagasy Hog-nosed Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) on forest floor with tourist / photographer in the background. Ankarana National Park, northern Madagascar.

Bernard Castelein / Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) portrait, Benavony, near Ambanja, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) portrait, Benavony, near Ambanja, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) flicking tongue, Daraine, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis), Daraine, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis), Daraine, Madagascar

Barry Mansell / Snake hatching from egg {Leioheterodono madagascariensis} Madagascar