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| An exceedingly slender snake with a round body and very long tail. The head is usually elongated and pointed. May reach over 4 feet in length. These animals are back-fanged, i.e. there is a set of venom producing, specialized, grooved fangs towards the rear of the mouth. Diurnal, arboreal. Blend in with the foliage, and as the name implies, resemble vines in the trees and bushes. They take a position on a branch and wait, motionless, for their prey. After biting they hold on to their prey until it succumbs to their venom. |
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Re your title and notes
Sorry to disagree with you but I believe that this is a Green Tree Python (Chondropython viridis) judging by the eye position, head and body shape and scalation. The Vine snake (see image by sunilvn )is extremely slender and has a pointed head with eyes that can give binocular type vision ( it looks down its nose), as per your description, they eat lizards. The Green Tree Python has extremely long teeth, needed for catching birds, but is not venomous, it gives quite a nasty bite as I know from experience!
Regards
Derek