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Green Tree Snake photographed at Mt Coot-tha botanic gardens.
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The Green Tree Snake is well camouflaged and is hard to see. This one was about 80-90cm long. Photographed at Fig Tree Pocket.
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Green Tree Snake. The yellow throat can be seen clearly here.
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Green Tree Snake hiding behind plant pot in suburban garden, Brisbane..
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Green Tree Snake on sleeper retaining wall in suburban garden, Brisbane..
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GREEN TREE SNAKE FACTS |
Description
The Green Tree Snake can vary in colour from brown to green. The body is very slender, and it often has a yellow throat. It is a harmless, agile climber,
Other Names
Common Tree Snake
Size
1.2m
Habitat
Woodlands, wet and dry sclerophyll forests and rainforests.
Food
frogs and lizards
Breeding
Lays 5-12 eggs per clutch.
Range
From Kimberly region (WA) to Cape York and Torres Straight Islands (Qld), extending down east coast to south-eastern NSW.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Notes
Harmless. Under threat, it raises itself showing splashes of blue between its scales.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Serpentes) | | Family: | Colubridae | | Genus: | Dendrelaphis | | Species: | punctulata | | Common Name: | Green Tree Snake |
Relatives in same Genus
Northern Tree Snake (D. calligastra)
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