Large-eyed Green Treesnake

About the Large-eyed Green Treesnake

The large-eyed green tree snake (Rhamnophis aethiopissa), also known commonly as the splendid dagger-tooth tree snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are three recognized subspecies.

R. aethiopissa is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

The preferred natural habitats of R. aethiopissa are forest and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 1,040 m (3,410 ft). R. aethiopissa may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.5 m (4.9 ft). The dorsal scales, which are smooth, are arranged in 17 rows at midbody.

R. aethiopissa is arboreal and diurnal. R. aethiopissa preys upon frogs, lizards, birds, and small mammals. R. aethiopissa is oviparous. Eggs are laid in leaf litter, and clutch size may be as many as 17 eggs. The following three subspecies are recognized as being... Wikipedia →