The non-venomous green tree python (Morelia viridis), named for its vibrant green colour, is found in the tropical rainforests of New Guinea, eastern Indonesia, and the northeast Cape York Peninsula of Australia. Its coloration helps it to camouflage and avoid predators. It spends most of its time in trees, but also comes down to the ground, especially at night to catch small mammals and reptiles. A constrictor, it uses its 100 teeth to seize the prey and then wraps its coils around it, squeezing until death occurs.
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