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Chinese Green Snake
Ptyas major
The greater green snake (Ptyas major) is a snake of the family Colubridae found in China, Taiwan, Laos, and Vietnam. another place found this snake (sylhet,Ratargul)Bangladesh.
From the article Chinese green snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The Chinese green snake is a slender, medium-sized snake, averaging 75–90 cm (2½-3 feet) in total length, but occasionally growing to 120 cm (4 feet). Bright green above; ventral scales greenish-yellow. Dorsal scales smooth except that males have several mid-dorsal scale rows keeled. Some specimens have scattered black spots on dorsum. Dead specimens often turn bluish.
Range & habitat
The Chinese green snake can be found in central and southern China (Hainan, Henan, Gansu, Anhui, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Hong Kong), Taiwan, northern Vietnam, Laos and Bangladesh (Sylhet, Ratargul Swamp Forest). It is found in humid forests and farmland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The Chinese green snake is diurnal and semi-arboreal. When encountered, they are mild-mannered and rarely bite.
Feeding. Their diet includes earthworms, insect larvae, and other soft-bodied invertebrates.
Reproduction. They are oviparous, laying 2–16 eggs per clutch. Young snakes hatch in about two months.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 797748.