Binomial Name: Corallus Caninus
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Location: Rainforests of northern South America
Color: Emerald-green scales with a white, irregular zig-zag pattern. Yellow underscales.
Length: 1.5 - 2 meters (5 - 5.5 feet)
Their tail is prehensile, aiding them when moving along the rainforest trees. These snakes rest coiled over branches, while slithering out to hunt in moonlight. They have vertical pupils in their eyes that assist them in sensing movement. The pits in the scales surrounding their jaws help for detecting heat, which prey give off. They are non-venomous, and hunt small mammals and birds. Adolescents will feed on small reptiles and amphibians from time to time. Female Emerald Tree Boas keep fertilized eggs inside their body. When the embryos are completely developed, they hatch inside the female snake. This species of snake gives birth to around 10 - 20 young. The snake hatchlings are approximately 30 centimeters (12 inches). The hatchlings are dark red, orange, bright red, or yellow in color. About after a year, the young snakes' scales alter to green. Emerald Tree Boas live for about approximately 20 years, and is kept often as an exotic pet. Their predators are some species of birds of prey.
[Resources include: The Animal Files]
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