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Amazon tree boas have been reported to eat birds, bats, frogs, rodents, lizards, and marsupials. These observations suggest that ''Corallus hortulana'' has a broad diet of mainly vertebrate prey. Amazon tree boas hunt at night using their infrared sensitivity or during the day using vision. They are typically ambush hunters, sitting on a branch with the front part of their body hanging in an s-shaped curve from the branch. They can strike at prey that are a surprising distance from themselves. Prey are often pushed off the tree branch as they are struck, in which cases the snake will gather the body in several of its coils. [[http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Corallus_hortulanus/ 3]] | Amazon tree boas have been reported to eat birds, bats, frogs, rodents, lizards, and marsupials. These observations suggest that ''Corallus hortulana'' has a broad diet of mainly vertebrate prey. Amazon tree boas hunt at night using their infrared sensitivity or during the day using vision. They are typically ambush hunters, sitting on a branch with the front part of their body hanging in an s-shaped curve from the branch. They can strike at prey that are a surprising distance from themselves. Prey are often pushed off the tree branch as they are struck, in which cases the snake will gather the body in several of its coils. [[http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Corallus_hortulanus/ 3]] | ||
''Corallus hortulana'' is a notoriously aggressive species. When approached, it bites and makes | ''Corallus hortulana'' is a notoriously aggressive species. When approached, it bites and makes a s-coil. When manipulated, it may form into a ball, constrict and rotate its body. However these snakes tend to give some warning of being inclined to bite, and will usually give fairly gentle bites (which can still draw blood) unless they are given reason to give a full strike. The Amazon tree boa (like other arboreal snakes) isn't a good pet for those afraid of frequent bites, which can be quite painful if delivered by an adult specimen. | ||
Amazon tree boas have particularly large infrared pits, which allow them to sense heat well. They also have good eyesight that they use to hunt during the day. [[http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Corallus_hortulanus/ 3]] | Amazon tree boas have particularly large infrared pits, which allow them to sense heat well. They also have good eyesight that they use to hunt during the day. [[http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Corallus_hortulanus/ 3]] | ||