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Red-tailed Green Rat Snake

Gonyosoma oxycephalum

Description:

it has a red tail and yellow belly. Gonyosoma_oxycephalum? Ahaetulla prasina? Trimeresurus?

Habitat:

coconut tree

Notes:

I found this snake when he was eating a bat. Check the video.

1 Species ID Suggestions

JeffreyDuby
JeffreyDuby 11 years ago
Red-tailed Green Rat Snake
Gonyosoma oxycephalum


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4 Comments

AfriBats
AfriBats 10 years ago

Wow, what a story, Vernando! Did you observe where the snake caught the bat? The bat might be the same species as in your spotting
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/512...
and I'd be curious to hear whether you have any additional information that led to this predation event.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Yes, it looked that way :-(

VernandoSimbolon
VernandoSimbolon 11 years ago

Sadly, it is killed by local people

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Nice video. What happened to the snake?

VernandoSimbolon
Spotted by
VernandoSimbolon

Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Spotted on Mar 12, 2013
Submitted on Mar 12, 2013

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