Green Vine Snake
Ahaetulla nasuta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusAhaetulla (Asian Longnose Whipsnakes)
- SpeciesAhaetulla nasuta (Green Vine Snake)
Ahaetulla nasuta, also known as Sri Lankan green vine snake, long-nosed whip snake, and long-nosed tree snake, is a venomous, slender green tree snake endemic to Sri Lanka. It was previously known as the common green vine snake and was widely distributed across India and South East Asia, until a 2020 study split them into several different species, restricting Ahaetulla nasuta just to the Sri Lankan population. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
Brown-speckled Whipsnake
Ahaetulla pulverulenta
Dhaman
Ptyas mucosa
Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis tristis
Indian Flying Snake
Chrysopelea taprobanica
Boulenger's Bronze-back
Dendrelaphis bifrenalis
Indian Wolf Snake
Lycodon aulicus
Split Keelback
Atretium schistosum
Beddome's Cat Snake
Boiga beddomei
Reddish Peninsular Cat Snake
Boiga forsteni
Loos Snake
Oligodon taeniolatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Green Vine Snake at Minneriya National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |