Red Tailed Racer

The red tailed racer is a stunning arboreal rat snake known from lowland to hilly rainforest. Completely green except for a rusty brown tail, this species has a sharp snout with a blue tongue. The head is slightly dark above, divided by a clean line above the upper labial scales. In Southeast Asia, this species also occurs in Borneo and Indonesia, but the green form is known only from Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. A less common grey phase also occurs here, similar to the specimens found in Borneo. A diurnal species, it feeds on birds and small mammals. Highly aggressive, it has strong constriction for its size.