A branch-mimicking snake?

Just out of curiosity, could a large constrictor such as a python or a boa evolve to rely on camouflaging itself as a branch, with the right colouration and positioning, in the jungle canopy and ambush its prey (prey such as primates, rodents or birds etc).

After all, we have discovered a genus of colubrid snakes, the vine snakes, which through natural selection have disguised themselves as vines to ambush unsuspecting prey.

So could a constrictor, a python for example, evolve to mimic branches to catch prey, if so what traits could the snake need to blend in among the trees and how could such a large snake support its weight while hanging from the tree trunk?

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