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Bronze headed vine snake( Ahaetula perrotetii)
This is a grass dwelling ophid!Endemic to montane GRASSLAND and sholas ( subtropical montane temperate wet evergreen forests) of upper NILGIRIS and Palni hills and some patches of Kerala... Mildly venomous snake.. Sexual dimorphism is clear with morph ,green for male and greyish black for female.
''Ahaetulla perroteti'', commonly known as the bronze-headed vine snake or the Western Ghats bronzeback, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found largely in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats, in south India. It is mainly a grassland snake. It feeds mainly on small lizards and frogs. It is active by day and often basks in open, sun-lit patches for warmth. Like others of its genus, it is rear-fanged, with a toxic saliva.
