Oriental Whip Snake

The Oriental whip snake, also called the Asian vine snake, Boie's whip snake or Gunther's whip snake, is an arboreal, moderately venomous vine snake. The body is extremely slender with a long, pointed, projecting snout more than twice as long as the eye. Adult colour varies from light brown to dull yellow-green and is often a startling fluorescent green. Adults may reach 1.8 m in total length, with a tail about 0.6 m long. Its species name comes from the Greek word for green (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is diurnal, and has a wide distribution across South and Southeast Asia. It is a rear-fanged species and mildly venomous but is not considered a threat to humans. Four subspecies are recognised, and recent studies suggest the species is paraphyletic and in need of taxonomic revision (Wikipedia, general species account).