- Green Tree Pythons use the tip of their tails as a lure, wiggling it to attract an animal for food.
- Green Tree Pythons can catch a bird in flight from a tree.
- Males and females stop eating during the mating season, with the males not eating for more than five months out of the year.
- Green Tree Pythons live mostly in trees, but sometimes can be found on the ground, too.
- They grow to be anywhere between 64" to 72".
- They are generally green in color, but can also be partially yellow or blue.
- They eat small reptiles, birds, mammals, lizards, bats and other creatures that live in trees.
- Green Tree Pythons kill by squeezing their prey.
- They hunt by noticing the change in temperature in the air around them.
They live on the northern tip of Australia and New Guinea.
They live at the Discovery Area.
Regnum: Reptilia (Latin, reptile)
Phylum: Chordata (Latin, cord)
Class: Reptilia (Latin, reptile)
Order: Squamata (Latin, scaled reptiles)
Family: Pythonidae (Latin, python)
Genus: Morelia
Species: viridis
