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Asian Vine Snake

Ahaetulla prasina

Photo by Kristian Bell
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This snake was over 2m long - the part visible in this photo was only about a 3rd of its total length.

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Ahaetulla prasina

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Comments (21)
MaryEvans2
Absolutely stunning! Congrats on SOtD ;)
pamsai
fabulous photo... great clarity and colour... Interesting, the one in my garden in South India had no black on it. This one has quite a pattern.
Ashish
Look like in defensive pose.
KarenL
Awesome spot Kristian! Congratulations!
Yasser
Kristian, congrats! This beauty has been selected as Spotting of the Day! "The Asian Vinesnake, is a widespread species of tree snake found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is a rear-fanged species that is not considered a threat to humans." Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151712094960603&set=a.10151164681410603.791492.10150120463815603&type=1&theater Twitter: http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/202246272843911168
VivBraznell
I could'nt agree more .... amazing colour.... and now that I know they are harmless maybe I'll be looking out for them
Sachin Zaveri
Excellent shot, and nice to know they are harmless :)
Kristian Bell
Viv - they are totally harmless and really a beautiful green, you should definitely hope to meet one!
VivBraznell
Amazing shot Kristian! I hope I never meet one here : (

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PublishedMarch 17, 2012

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