Malayan Whipsnake (Ahaetulla mycterizans)

Malayan Whipsnake, a reference photo — Photo: Rushen · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Ahaetulla mycterizans, also known commonly as the big-eye green whip snake, the Malayan green whipsnake and the Malayan vine snake, is a species of slender arboreal vine snake in the subfamily Ahaetuliinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Malayan Whipsnake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Ahaetulla borealis
Ahaetulla nasuta
Ahaetulla farnsworthi
Ahaetulla malabarica
Ahaetulla prasina

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ahaetulla
Species: Ahaetulla mycterizans

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