Green tree python

The green tree python (Morelia viridis), is a <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> of <a href="/facts/Snake/YhA2gcn0">snake</a> in the <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a> <a href="/facts/Pythonidae/U3T63eYB">Pythonidae</a>. The species is native to <a href="/facts/New_Guinea/qB0bzfSH">New Guinea</a>, some islands in <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Cape_York_Peninsula/h2rpdsUv">Cape York Peninsula</a> in <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>. First described by <a href="/facts/Hermann_Schlegel/SuRCpIld">Hermann Schlegel</a> in 1872, it was known for many years as Chondropython viridis. As its <a href="/facts/Common_name/3KNNezEU">common name</a> suggests, it is a bright green snake that can reach a total length (including tail) of 2 m (6.6 ft) and a weight of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb), with females slightly larger and heavier than males. Living generally in trees, the green tree python mainly hunts and eats small reptiles and mammals. It is a popular pet, and numbers in the wild have suffered with large-scale smuggling of wild-caught green tree pythons in Indonesia. Despite this, the green tree python is rated as <a href="/facts/Least_concern/8u7koV5r">least concern</a> on the <a href="/facts/IUCN_Red_List/8gemqCLu">IUCN Red List</a> of endangered species.

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Green tree python