One of my followers really liked the Green Tree Python in my Creepy Critters post, so here are a few more pictures of tree snakes.

All the pictures in this post were taken at the Toronto Zoo. Some of them just last month and the others two years ago.

I will start with the one that I shared in the creepy critters post. This is a Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis).

Can you imagine running up against one of these while hiking down a trail in Indonesia?

Here is a closer view of the scales. You can really see the different shades of green, blue and yellow.

Here is an Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus). This boa is native to South America and lives in the rain forests.

Both of these tree snakes are non-venomous, but they still look scary.

I really like the markings on the boa. The white stripes are very distinctive.

The boas shown here are at least 9-12 moths or older as the juveniles are red or orange and slowly turn color during their first year.

Here is another view without the menacing head of the boa. You can see the unique pattern of the scales.

Green is my favorite color and I think that these are beautiful snakes. However, I still don’t think I would want to play with them.

Would you hold one of these snakes?

Steven