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Oriental Whip Snake

Ahaetulla prasina

Photo by elainaa1
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Description:

This is a snake that my science block saw when we went to the Dairy Farm Rainforest for a field trip. This snake was quite young, so it was very aggressive. What I found interesting about this snake was when the snake gets agitated, it's scales turn brown underneath.

Species ID Suggestions

Oriental whipsnake

Ahaetulla prasina

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Comments (2)
DanielePralong
Hello Singapore American School! Hierophis viridiflavus is a European species.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Please crop this picture so that the snake becomes the main focus. As per our FAQs we do not permit people, especially faces, to appear in our pictures. Also, you have this species incorrectly identified according to our experts who are busy at the moment so unable to make a formal suggestion yet.

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