diff --git a/pysnooper/pysnooper.py b/pysnooper/pysnooper.py
index 849d923..807ca6b 100644
--- a/pysnooper/pysnooper.py
+++ b/pysnooper/pysnooper.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def get_write_and_truncate_functions(output):
     return (write, truncate)
 
 
-def snoop(output=None, variables=(), depth=1, prefix='', overwrite=False):
+def snoop(output=None, variables=(), exploded_variables=(), depth=1, prefix='', overwrite=False):
     '''
     Snoop on the function, writing everything it's doing to stderr.
 
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ def snoop(output=None, variables=(), depth=1, prefix='', overwrite=False):
         target_code_object = function.__code__
         tracer = Tracer(target_code_object=target_code_object, write=write,
                         truncate=truncate, variables=variables, depth=depth,
-                        prefix=prefix, overwrite=overwrite)
+                        prefix=prefix, overwrite=overwrite,
+                        exploded_variables=exploded_variables)
 
         def inner(function_, *args, **kwargs):
             with tracer:
diff --git a/pysnooper/tracer.py b/pysnooper/tracer.py
index 583074f..a95c17d 100644
--- a/pysnooper/tracer.py
+++ b/pysnooper/tracer.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import collections
 import datetime as datetime_module
 import itertools
 
-from .variables import Variable
+from .variables import CommonVariable, Exploded, BaseVariable
 from .third_party import six
 from .utils import get_shortish_repr, ensure_tuple
 
@@ -99,13 +99,16 @@ def get_source_from_frame(frame):
 
 class Tracer:
     def __init__(self, target_code_object, write, truncate, variables=(),
-                 depth=1, prefix='', overwrite=False):
+                 exploded_variables=(), depth=1, prefix='', overwrite=False):
         self.target_code_object = target_code_object
         self._write = write
         self.truncate = truncate
         self.variables = [
-            v if isinstance(v, Variable) else Variable(v)
+            v if isinstance(v, BaseVariable) else CommonVariable(v)
             for v in ensure_tuple(variables)
+         ] + [
+             v if isinstance(v, BaseVariable) else Exploded(v)
+             for v in ensure_tuple(exploded_variables)
         ]
         self.frame_to_old_local_reprs = collections.defaultdict(lambda: {})
         self.frame_to_local_reprs = collections.defaultdict(lambda: {})
diff --git a/pysnooper/variables.py b/pysnooper/variables.py
index 4fab949..de9cfd7 100644
--- a/pysnooper/variables.py
+++ b/pysnooper/variables.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from copy import deepcopy
 from .utils import get_shortish_repr, ensure_tuple
 
 
-class Variable(object):
+class BaseVariable(object):
     def __init__(self, source, exclude=()):
         self.source = source
         self.exclude = ensure_tuple(exclude)
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ class Variable(object):
             main_value = eval(self.code, frame.f_globals, frame.f_locals)
         except Exception:
             return ()
+        return self._items(main_value)
+
+    def _items(self, key):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+class CommonVariable(BaseVariable):
+    def _items(self, main_value):
         result = [(self.source, get_shortish_repr(main_value))]
         for key in self._safe_keys(main_value):
             if key in self.exclude:
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ class Variable(object):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
 
-class Attrs(Variable):
+class Attrs(CommonVariable):
     def _keys(self, main_value):
         return itertools.chain(
             getattr(main_value, '__dict__', ()),
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ class Attrs(Variable):
         return getattr(main_value, key)
 
 
-class Keys(Variable):
+class Keys(CommonVariable):
     def _keys(self, main_value):
         return main_value.keys()
 
@@ -82,3 +90,20 @@ class Indices(Keys):
         result = deepcopy(self)
         result._slice = item
         return result
+
+
+class Exploded(BaseVariable):
+    def _items(self, main_value):
+        typ = main_value.__class__
+
+        def has_method(name):
+            return callable(getattr(typ, name, None))
+
+        cls = Attrs
+        if has_method('__getitem__'):
+            if has_method('keys'):
+                cls = Keys
+            elif has_method('__len__'):
+                cls = Indices
+
+        return cls(self.source, self.exclude)._items(main_value)