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Oriental Whip Snake

Ahaetulla Prasina

Photo by han1
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Field Notes

Description:

The snake is close to about 33 inches (?). It has very long scaled skin and the top of the body is a bright green. The stomach is a greenish, lime color and its body gradually gets skinnier when going to its tail. The head has two yellow---black eyes on both sides and a tiny mouth with a small set full of teeth.

Habitat:

SAS rainforest

Notes:

It was found up high in a tree.

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Comments (1)
kfox
Nice description! this is a great example of using thorough description. The scientific name will always be a latin name. Please take a moment to look through the snake guide to find a common name and a scientific (latin) name.

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PublishedMarch 9, 2014

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