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IMG_6739-0(W) Sub-adult Red-tailed Racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum).
Location: Peninsula Malaysia, Malaysia
Toxicity: Non-venomous
Size/length: About 1.5- 1.6 metres, Max: 2.5m
Also known as Red Tailed Green Racers, Red Tailed Ratsnakes or Red Tailed Tree Racer.
Characteristic: Quite aggressive or rather defensive at the beginning but calm down after awhile. It is mainly arboreal mainly a diural rather than nocturnal species. Beautiful green snakes with a red/light red/grey tail and a brilliant blue tongue.
Habitat: Red Tailed Racers prefer lowland and up to about 750m above sea level in jungle, agricultural (farmed) land, mangrove forests. They spend most of their time up on trees and bushes.
IMG_6739-0(W) Sub-adult Red-tailed Racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum).
Location: Peninsula Malaysia, Malaysia
Toxicity: Non-venomous
Size/length: About 1.5- 1.6 metres, Max: 2.5m
Also known as Red Tailed Green Racers, Red Tailed Ratsnakes or Red Tailed Tree Racer.
Characteristic: Quite aggressive or rather defensive at the beginning but calm down after awhile. It is mainly arboreal mainly a diural rather than nocturnal species. Beautiful green snakes with a red/light red/grey tail and a brilliant blue tongue.
Habitat: Red Tailed Racers prefer lowland and up to about 750m above sea level in jungle, agricultural (farmed) land, mangrove forests. They spend most of their time up on trees and bushes.