Asian Vine Snake
Ahaetulla prasina
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ahaetulla
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Common
About
Asian Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 34 more. Common: recorded in 961 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Mountain Slopes
- Valleys
- Agricultural Land
- Farmland
- Plantations
- Gardens
- Suburban Areas
- Rural Settlements
- Roadsides
Related snakes
- Ahaetulla oxyrhyncha
- Sahyadri Vine Snake Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
- Karnataka Whipsnake Ahaetulla farnsworthi
- Travancore Whipsnake Ahaetulla travancorica
- Wall's Vine Snake Ahaetulla isabellina
- Malabar Whipsnake Ahaetulla malabarica
- Laudankia Vine Snake Ahaetulla laudankia
- Northern Vine Snake Ahaetulla borealis
- Red-eyed Whipsnake Ahaetulla rufusoculara
- Green Vine Snake (nasuta) Ahaetulla nasuta
- River Vine Snake Ahaetulla fronticincta
- Brown-speckled Whipsnake Ahaetulla pulverulenta
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.