Indian Vine Snake

The Indian Vine Snake (Green Whip Snake) is among the most uniquely beautiful snakes in India with its extremely slender body, bright green coloring, and distinctively pointed snout. It possesses the rare feature of horizontal keyhole-shaped pupils — unique among Indian snakes.

This mildly venomous rear-fanged snake has venom that is harmless to humans but effective against its prey of frogs and lizards. The Vine Snake's binocular vision, facilitated by grooves along its snout, allows it to accurately judge distances when striking at prey.

Vine Snakes are diurnal and arboreal, often seen hanging from branches with their tongue flicking to detect prey. When threatened, they inflate their body, revealing dark interscale skin in a striking contrast to their green scales, and may open their mouth wide in a dramatic gaping display.