Green Python (Morelia virdis)

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Photo by ScottHarte

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Field Notes

Description:

Can reach a length of 1.5m. Adults are bright green while juveniles are bright yellow (retained for about three years). Rests in distinctive looped coils on a branch or vine. Convergent evolution with the Emerald Tree Boa in South America.

Habitat:

In Australia it is only found in the rainforests and vine thickets of the Iron Range National park.

Notes:

The coolest snake I have ever seen. The only reason I drove up the Cape was to find this snake.

Reference Links:

Green python (Morelia viridis) at the Australian Reptile Online Database | AROD…

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Comments (11)

ScottHarte

Thanks Karen

Reza Hashemizadeh

Super !

KarenL

Congratulations Scott, this spotting has also been featured in the Project Noah blog! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/50919877603/pythonidae-the-pythons

Scott Frazier

Hi Hayden. Corallus caninus is tropical South American. Morelia virdis occurs in tropical (Cape York Peninsula) Australia (the area of this spotting) and New Guinea. :-)

HaydenG

Looks to be an emerald tree boa.

Scott Frazier

Yes, I would agree with your notes. I love them :-)

KarenL

Beautiful! Such vivid colors!

ScottHarte

Thanks, just finding this snake made the whole trip worthwhile.

Mandy Hollman

How beautiful!

ChristyHolland

Very neat series!! Gorgeous snake!