Ahaetulla fronticincta

Günther's whipsnake, Burmese vine snake or river vine snake (Ahaetulla fronticincta) is a species of snake found in bushes and other low vegetation along tidal rivers and mangrove in coastal parts of Myanmar (Burma).[1][2][3] There are also old records from neighbouring northeastern India (Assam and Darjeeling), but these are considered questionable and it has not been located there during recent surveys.[1][3] It is generally common in appropriate habitats within its known range.[1]

Günther's whipsnake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ahaetulla
Species:
A. fronticincta
Binomial name
Ahaetulla fronticincta
(Günther, 1858)
Synonyms

Dryophis fronticinctus

This diurnal, mildly venomous snake feeds only on fish.[1][2][3] It is slender, up to about 1 m (3 ft) long, and either green or brownish with a paler underside.[2] It is ovoviviparous.[2]

Food

Feeds only on fish.[1] It strikes at a fish in water while maintaining half of its body wrapped around a branch or twig. The mild venom of this snake renders the fish immobile.

References
  1. Wogan, G. & Vogel, G. (2012). "Ahaetulla fronticincta". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T192058A2034357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192058A2034357.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Das, I. (2010). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia. Pp. 259-260. New Holland Publishers, UK. ISBN 978-1-84773-347-4
  3. Reptile Database (2016). Ahaetulla fronticincta. Retrieved 15 April 2016.


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