tree snake

noun

1. any of various slender arboreal colubrid snakes of the genera Chlorophis ( green tree snakes ), Chrysopelea ( golden tree snakes ), etc

Example Sentences

The hope is that the Guam kingfisher, also known locally as sihek, will eventually be returned to their native island, if the tree snake is controlled, said Erica Royer, a bird expert at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C.

From Seattle Times

A recent study shows Burmese python mouths can stretch four times wider than their skulls, creating a gaping maw four to six times bigger than that of a similarly sized brown tree snake.

From Scientific American

Writing in Scientific Reports, the scientists held the brown tree snake as singlehandedly responsible for $10.3bn worth of damage in total - partly by spreading uncontrollably across several Pacific islands.

From BBC

Fortunately, the snake turned out to be a common tree snake, which are not considered dangerous to humans.

From Fox News

The post continues, "She shut the drawer and called me straight away and I headed over to catch this sneaky snake. It turned out to be a stunning Common Tree Snake, and better yet they were happy for it to be released in their own backyard! Great Result!"

From Fox News