The body form is extremely slender with a long, pointed, projecting snout that is rather more than twice as long as the eye. Adult colouration varies from light brown to dull yellow-green and often a startling fluorescent green.[4] Adults may attain 1.8 m (6 feet) in total length, with a tail 0.6 m (2 feet) long.[5][6] Its appearance is very much like those of South American vine snakes. This is due to convergent evolution, as they are not closely related.
It is a rear-fanged species and is mildly venomous but is not considered a threat to humans.[2] It is diurnal, active during the day.[2]
^Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London.
^Boulenger, G.A. 1890. Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia. British Museum. London. p. 369.
Further reading
Boulenger, G.A. 1897 List of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Mr. Alfred Everett in Lombok, Flores, Sumba and Saru, with descriptions of new species.Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19: 503–509
Shaw, G. 1802 General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol.3, part 1 + 2. G. Kearsley, Thomas Davison, London: 313–615
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