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Emerald Tree Boa

Corallus caninus

Photo by XiaoWei
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Description:

Emerald green snake with irregular white zig-zag pattern. One of the particularity of this snake is that the young has a bright brick-red color. After 9 to 12 month of ages, their color turn to this characteristic green color. The bright color are used to warn predator.

Adult, it can grows up to 1.8 m long

Notes:

This snake is captive and was shot at the Meyrin Vivarium in Switzerland.

Reference Links:

Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus) - Information on Emerald Tree Boa, Corallus caninus

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Maria dB
Beautiful snake! You can add this spotting to the Captive Animals mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7973468

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PublishedJune 12, 2014

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