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The vine snake that people say generally refers to the green thin snake, which is a kind of snake under the genus Thin snake of the suborder Snake, and is slightly poisonous. The green skinny snake is also known as the blue whip snake, crane snake, and skinny green snake. It usually lives in the woods and bushes. Today, let Xiaobian introduce the green skinny snake in detail for you!

1. Basic information

[Chinese name]Green thin snake

[Alias] rattan snake, blue whip snake, crane snake, Skinny Green Snake

【Latin name】Ahaetulla prasina

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Domain】Chordate

【Subclass】 Door: Vertebrate subphylum

[Class] Reptiles

[Order] Squamata

[Suborder] Snake

[Family] Snake family

[Genus] Slender Snake

[Species] Green Slender Snake

II. Morphological characteristics

The morphological characteristics of thin green snakes can be seen from the name, they are extremely slender and long, and the total length will vary according to male and female. The green thin snake has a narrow and long head, which is very clearly distinguished from the neck; the snout is slightly round and flat, beyond the lower collar; the eyes are large, with a horizontal slit in the pupil; the cheek area is a groove; . The dorsal surface is bright green, the ventral surface is pale green, and the lateral edges of the anterior segment of the ventral scale and the lower caudal scale are white, showing two longitudinal lines, and two variants of white and orange-yellow were found first.

III. Habitat   

The main habitats of the green thin snake include lowland, mountain forest, shrubland, monsoon forest, cultivated land, road beside, farms, parks and city gardens. Mainly live in shrubs, woods and grass. It also lives on farms and other places, such as in the Philippines, coconut orchards and agricultural forests are referred to as habitats for the green skinny snake.

IV. Living habits

The green skinny snake likes to be active during the day. When it is in the bushes and branches, it is very agile and extremely mobile. Fast, but slows down once it hits the ground. The green skinny snake has developed eyesight and a central retinal sensitive point, which is extremely rare in snakes, and this feature is very helpful in escape and hunting. The green skinny snake feeds on frogs, lizards and small birds and is mildly poisonous.

V. Protection level

Because the green thin snake is widespread in Asia, it is distributed in India, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia (Ternate Island) ), etc., so it is not a snake that needs special protection. In Vietnam, Cambodia and other countries, there are also people who specialize in catching green and thin snakes. The green skinny snake is now listed in the 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Least Concern (LC).

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