Asian Vine Snake is a types of snake in the family Colubridae to southern Asia. Its generally expected names incorporate Asian plant snake, Boie's whip snake, Gunther's whip snake, Oriental whip snake, Critical Shoestring (Thai: งูเขียวหัวจิ้งจก) .
Depiction
The body structure is incredibly slim with a long, pointed, projecting nose which is preferably more over two times the length of the eye. Grown-up colouration changes from light brown to dull yellow-green and frequently a frightening fluorescent green.
The sort and number of scales is utilized to recognize the snakes. In this species the internasals are as a rule in touch with the labial or lip scales. There are one to four little loreals between the prefrontal and the labial scales. The front facing is for however long its separation from the finish of the nose or somewhat longer and somewhat longer than the parietal scales. There is one preocular scale before the eye, which is in touch with the front facing scale. There two postocular scales (behind the eyes). The fleeting scales come in examples of 2+2 or 3+3, seldom 1+2. Of the upper labial scales, the 10th, fourth, fifth, and 6th enter the eye while the 4 lower labials are in touch with the foremost jawline safeguards, which are more limited than the back jaw safeguards. The scales in 15 lines and are normally faintly fallen on the sacral locale. There are 203-234 Ventral scales which are butt-centric separated. There are 167 to 203 subcaudals which are dazzling green, pale olive, or dark brown, with a yellow line along each side of the lower parts. The interstitial skin of the neck is high contrast.
Grown-ups may achieve 1.8 m (6 feet) in complete length, with a tail 0.6 m (2 feet) in length.
Its appearance is actually similar to those of South American plant snakes. It is a back fanged animal varieties and is somewhat venomous however isn't viewed as a danger to people.
Appropriation
This snake has a wide circulation in Asia, where it happens in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Diet
As of late, it has entered the pet exchange and has become very well known among specialists.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are perceived, including the assign race.
⦁ Ahaetulla prasina medioxima Lazell, 2002
⦁ Ahaetulla prasina preocularis (Taylor, 1922): Philippine Islands, including Sulu Archipelago, Panay, Luzon.
⦁ Ahaetulla prasina (Boie, 1827)
⦁ Ahaetulla prasina suluensis Gaulke, 1994: Philippine Islands, Sulu Archipelago
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