Common Name
Green Tree Snake
Alternate name
Common Tree Snake
Comment
Common and widespread.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Local distribution
Widespread throughout in melaleuca, dry and wet eucalypt, urban and disturbed habitats. Absent from rainforests
Known location
Runaway Bay, Pimpama, Coombabah, Gaven, Norwell, Arundel, Southport, Oxenford, Guanaba, South Stradb
Other locality
One of the most common and widespread snakes on the Gold Coast, found in a variety of habitats including suburban gardens. Harmless.
General ecology
Eucalypt forest, woodland, rainforest, riparian forest, paperbark forests, farms, parks, gardens.
Specific ecology
Leafy foliage.
Habitat comment
One of the best-known of local snakes. Often found in gardens. Harmless. Despite its name, not always green. Can be brown, blackish or bluish, leading to confusion with poisonous snakes.
