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Green tree python vs Emerald tree boa: Know about their habitat, size and key differences

Both the Green tree python and the Emerald tree boa are huge green snakes, and though they belong to entirely distinct genera of snakes in opposite hemispheres, they are most typically confused with ...

Poacher who took ‘sacred’ green tree pythons from Cape York faces prospect of jail term and big fine

A prosecutor has called for a $50,000 fine and three months’ jail for one of three people accused of taking ‘near threatened’ ...
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7 snakes that hunt birds in trees: How tree-living predators use stealth, camouflage, and speed to catch prey

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from predators that might be lurking in the forest below. But certain species of ...

Poacher who took ‘sacred’ green tree pythons from Cape York receives big fine and suspended jail term

A Sydney man who poached eight pythons, including six “near threatened” green tree pythons from Iron Range National Park in Cape York, has been fined more than $30,000 and given a three month jail ...