I.D. pls

[Rattler]

this was taken by my parents who own a weekender at Glen Lyon dam near Texas, QLD. They kept arriving to find things knocked off shelves and thought it must have been rats (but looks like they found their answer...)
what exactly is it?

 

[Greenmad]

no pic

 

[Australis]

Harmless common/green tree snake.

 

[snakeluvver]

Harmless common/green tree snake.

They're in texas...
Oh wait, Texas QLD hahahahaha so yeah Green Tree Snake

 

[Tiliqua]

Common tree snake -dendrelaphis punctulata

 

[GeckPhotographer]

Like all above said, and said very quickly at that.

 

[Jewyy95]

Green tree snake.
seen an awesome one this weekend when me and a mate went herping

And can i ask what happend to the snake, Hope it was let go safely

 

[lizardloco]

You've got enough answers but hey,
Green tree snake

 

[Rattler]

thanks every1. obviously different from green tree pythons. theres are heaps of geckos around that house so maybe it was pigging out on them. yeah they managed to get it out no worries. so what sort of teeth have they got if they bite?

 

[GeckPhotographer]

They have fangs at the rear but not poison, is that a contradiction? They belong to the family Colubridae.

 

[snakeluvver]

They have fangs at the rear but not poison, is that a contradiction? They belong to the family Colubridae.

They dont have fangs...
Brown tree snakes have fangs.
Green tree snakes have regular teeth like pythons. They are believed to have mildly venomous saliva but thats never really been proven and, anyway, nobody has ever had any sort of reaction to a GTS bite.

 

[GeckPhotographer]

They dont have fangs...

They should still have enlarged teeth at the rear of the mouth I believe?

 

[lizardloco]

They have fangs at the rear but not poison, is that a contradiction? They belong to the family Colubridae.

Apparently they're too far back to puncture skin?
Brown Tee Snakes have venom though.....

 

[Rattler]

so they catch and constrict?

 

[snakeluvver]

so they catch and constrict?

Apparently they either constrict or just eat alive.

 

[Rattler]

when my parent said green tree snake i thought they were wrong because i was thinking of green tree pythons. but yeah, they were right. how do you guys know all these snakes? is there any good field books for aus snakes?

 

[GeckPhotographer]

Good information here http://www.environment.gov.au/biodi.../volume2a/34-fauna-2a-squamata-colubridae.pdf

For id'ing snakes Steve Wilson and Gerry Swans complete Australian reptiles.

 

[snakeluvver]

how do you guys know all these snakes?

I... honestly have no idea :?

 

[SouthSydney]

thanks every1. obviously different from green tree pythons. theres are heaps of geckos around that house so maybe it was pigging out on them. yeah they managed to get it out no worries. so what sort of teeth have they got if they bite?

They have an Aglyphous dentition type (which pythons and most colubrids have - in Australia atleast). Which is non-venomous, solid-toothed.

They should still have enlarged teeth at the rear of the mouth I believe?

No. That would be Opisthoglyphous dentition (which some Australian colubrids have). Which are rear-fanged, most mildly venomous snakes.

so they catch and constrict?

"Diets comprise mainly of frogs and lizards, swallowed alive." - A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 2nd edition, by Steve Wilson and Gerry Swan.

 

[GeckPhotographer]

No. That would be Opisthoglyphous dentition (which some Australian colubrids have). Which are rear-fanged, most mildly venomous snakes.

Thanks for clearing this all up.