Common Vine Snake
MILDLY VENOMOUS
Ahaetulla nasuta
At birth 200-425mm (8-17in)
Adults 1000mm (39in) Maximum 2000mm (79in)
Description
Long, slender, smooth-scaled. Extremely pointed head has extended snout: large eye has horizontal pupil. Tail long. Uniform parrot-green (rarely yellow, brown or pink) back, often with a thin white or yellow line separating upper body scales from belly scales. Underside usually light green or yellow (rarely gray, pink or rose-red). The snout tip tapers to a point. When viewed from above, it usually consists of a single seale which is grooved in the middle; rarely there are a few tiny scales at base of the scale. (In the Brown colored Vine Snake the nose tip is marginally swollen, has no furrow in the center and is covered by a few little scopes).
Scalation
Scales in 15 : 15: 13 sideways lines, smooth. Ventrals 166-207; butt-centric separated: subcaudals: guys 156-180, females 135-152; combined.
Diurnal, ordinarily seen on low shrubs or trees, infrequently on the ground. Feeds chiefly on reptiles, frogs, little birds and mice. One was seen eating fledglings, another gulping a shieldtail snake. In Sri Lanka, seen getting and eating fish. Back fanged. Gentle toxin can incapacitate little prey. Up to 23 youthful are brought into the world in Spring December. The female just drops the infants any place she is. Whenever incited, will open mouth wide and blow up neck and body to uncover high contrast interscale shading
Dispersion
All through India (besides in the Northwest and a large part of the Gangetic bowl). Known from Bengal (Jalpaiguri); degree of dissemination in the Upper east unsure. Additionally Bangladesh. Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Recorded up to 1000m (3280f).
Carbon copies
Other vine snakes. Green pit snakes. Green Keelback.
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