Wildlifeof India
Gonyosoma prasinum
Colubrid Snakes
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Gonyosoma prasinum
Basic stats
Range
Bangladesh, India (Darjeeling, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura), Myanmar, Thailand, western Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, China and the Philippines
Size
Total length about 3 feet (91cm)
The green trinket snake, also called the green bush rat snake or green ratsnake, is a colubrid snake found in Asia. It is uniform bright green above with a yellowish or greenish-white upper lip and underside. The scales are in 19 rows, with the 9 to 11 middle rows feebly keeled in adults and smooth in the young, and the total length is about 3 feet, with a 9-inch tail (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found from Bangladesh and north-east India to South-east Asia and southern China. The Reptile Database lists Sikkim, Manipur, Darjeeling, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Quick answers
- Where is the Gonyosoma prasinum found?
- Bangladesh, India (Darjeeling, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura), Myanmar, Thailand, western Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, China and the Philippines
- How big is the Gonyosoma prasinum?
- Total length about 3 feet (91cm)