Green Tree Python
📸 Photo by David Clode on Unsplash
Emerald coils drape over rainforest branches in New Guinea and Cape York. The Green Tree Python ambushes birds and arboreal rodents, striking in a blink. Non-venomous and seldom aggressive to people, it is prized by herpetologists and photographers.
Technical factsheet
Type:Reptile
Habitat:Tropical Rainforest Canopy
Diet:Carnivore
Continents:Asia, Oceania
Size:Up to 2 m length
Weight:Up to 1.6 kg
Activity:Nocturnal
Social behavior:Solitary
Lifespan:15–20 years in the wild
Habitat: The Green Tree Python can be found in Indonesia, Papua-new-guinea, Australia