TOI Trending Desk / etimes.in / Mar 10, 2025, 14:07 IST Green tree pythons and Emerald tree boas, although similar in appearance, belong to different species and regions.

Like the green tree python, the emerald tree boa coils itself over branches in the canopy. Its prehensile tail and hook-like teeth help it remain a stealthy hunter far above the jungle floor.

Like most other constrictors it can also drop from a branch above to fall directly on its supper. Green tree pythons can survive in captivity for up to 25 years, in nature 15 years is about normal.

Green tree pythons can reach a total length (including tail) of 2 metres (6.6 ft) and a weight of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb), with females being slightly larger and heavier than males, according to the ...

Get our Newsletter! Green tree pythons rest coiled up, hanging horizontally on branches. They dangle their tails to lure curious prey, and then hold onto the branch with their tail when they strike.

But it has also been witnessed in boas, pythons and other species. Here's a video of a juvenile green tree python demonstrating behavior that may be caudal luring.

In Tuesday’s Zoo 4 You, Jed Dodds of the Reid Park Zoo introduced us to the Green Tree Python. It is a species of python native to New Guinea, islands in Indonesia and Cape York Peninsula in ...

Green tree pythons are nonvenomous and spend most of their time coiled around branches, which this baby snake mistook the toilet roll for. Commenters shared their encounters with snakes in their ...

A large Green Tree Python was found, police say, slithering out of the jacket of a suspect in a break and enter investigation. Early Thursday morning, at around 5 a.m., police say they responded ...