TREE SNAKES

Physical Characteristics - The Red-tail Tree Racer is one of the most  beautiful of large snakes.  It has a long head that tapers toward the snout.   The eyes have round pupils, and the slender, muscular body is somewhat compressed on the sides.  A black line runs from the tip of the snout across the  eyes and fades away on the side of the neck.  The smooth scales are either uniformly green or green with black edges.  The tail is yellowish-brown. 

Length - Up to 7 1/2 feet.

Distribution and behavior - This snake is distrubuted in southeast  Asia  from the eastern Himalayas across Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia to South Vietnam and Malaya as well as on the Malaysian archipelago, and the  Philippines.  It prefers thickly wooded regions in wet valleys and along rivers. 

RED-TAILED TREE RACER

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