COMMON VINE SNAKE Ahaetulla nasuta Mildly Venomous, Common

COMMON VINE SNAKE Ahaetulla nasuta  Mildly Venomous, Common Stock Photo
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ephotocorp / Alamy Stock Photo

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C4P60G

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49.2 MB (1.6 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5080 x 3386 px | 43 x 28.7 cm | 16.9 x 11.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

14 August 2009

Location:

Coorg, Karnataka, India

Photographer:

Zeeshan Mirza

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The Green vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta), is a slender green tree snake found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. The green vine snake is diurnal and mildly venomous. The reptile normally feeds on frogs and lizards using its binocular vision to hunt. They are slow moving, relying on camouflaging as a vine in foliage. The snake expands its body when disturbed to show a black and white scale marking. Also, they may open their mouth in threat display and point their head in the direction of the perceived threat. There is a widespread myth in parts of southern India, that the species uses its pointed head to blind its human victims.