Oriental Whipsnake
Ahaetulla prasina
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,718
- Most observed in
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Ahaetulla prasina is an arboreal, moderately venomous species of opisthoglyphous vine snake in the family Colubridae, found in Southern and Southeast Asia. Its common names include the Asian vine snake, Boie's whip snake, Gunther's whip snake, and the Oriental whip snake (Tagalog: puno ng ubas ahas; Thai: งูเขียวหัวจิ้งจก; Indonesian: ular anggur).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ahaetulla prasina”.