Common name : Green tree python, Chondro
Scientific name : Morelia viridis
Family : Pythonidae
Native to : Biak Island in New Guinea
Interesting fact : They have a typical way of resting on trees with loops forming a saddle over the branch and the head in the middle.
Conservation status : Least Concern
Found in rainforests, trees and bushes, the green tree python can have yellow spots and also comes in a variety of other colours and patterns. Hatchlings are a contrasting reddish-brown. These 4 to 6 feet long, slender pythons feed on rodents and reptiles after squeezing them to suffocation. Also popular as pets, they live for over 15 years.
