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Green water snake, Groenwaterslang; Suidoostelike groenslang [Afrikaans]

Philothamnus hoplogaster

Photo by marti
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-25.2447, 31.2012

Field Notes

Description:

The Green water snake can be identified by its round pupils, a white or yellow underside, a particularly good swimming and tree climbing ability and a diurnal lifestyle. It grows to an average length of 60 cm and a maximum length of 1 meter

Habitat:

I found this one in Kruger national park, hidden in a tree ...was difficult to spot...on second photo you can see why...

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Comments (3)

well spotted I would never have seen that please add to this mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/22736189
Oh, I can't believe that you actually saw that, I mean it looks pretty well hidden!
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2013

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