The Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) comes from South America. It spends its days hanging in the trees and vines of dense rain forests of Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela, Columbia, Guyana, Peru and Bolivia.
It is a night hunter and when it has captured its prey, it will hang up side down to swallow it.
The Emerald tree boa can reach about 6 feet in captivity and up to 9 feet in the Amazon basin.
Babies and juveniles start out a dark orange to brick red color, morphing into their beautiful shades of Emerald green in adulthood. These snakes have a row of white spots that are spaced apart, running the length of their back. Also, they have probably the longest front teeth of any non-venomous snake species.
They are from South America, and are not closely related to the Green tree Python (Morelia viridis) of New Guinea, Indonesia, and Cape York peninsula of Australia.
Zoos where they can be seen are:
Pacific region
The Reptile Zoo Monroe, Washington
Woodland Park Zoo Seattle, Washington
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Tacoma, Washington
Oregon Zoo Portland, Oregon
Oakland Zoo Oakland, California
Mountain region
Pueblo Zoo Pueblo, Colorado
Central region
Henry Doorly Zoo Omaha, Nebraska
Oklahoma City Zoo Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
El Paso Zoo El Paso, Texas
Dallas World Aquarium Dallas, Texas
St. Louis Zoo St. Louis, Missouri
Birmingham Zoo Birmingham, Alabama
Montgomery Zoo Montgomery, Alabama
Eastern region
Potter Park Zoo Lansing, Michigan
Cleveland Metro Park Zoo Cleveland, Ohio
Nashville Zoo Nashville, Tennessee
Bronx Zoo New York, New York
Central Park Zoo New York, New York
Seneca Park Zoo Rochester, New York
Zoo Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia
The Georgia Aquarium Atlanta, Georgia
Roger Williams Park Zoo Providence, Rhode Island
Beardsley Zoo Bridgeport, Connecticut
The National Aquarium Baltimore, Maryland
The National Aquarium Washington D.C.
The National Zoo Washington D.C.
Jacksonville Zoo Jacksonville, Florida
Palm Beach Zoo West Palm Beach, Florida
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