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11-30-2005, 02:56 PM

Just got a pair of these today. African Green Snakes is what they were sold as, I can't figure out what the exact scientific name is for them and all my searches have come up empty for info, closest I have come is they are Philothamnus. I am leaning more towards P. semivariegatus, they are the most common and have the largest range. P. punctatus has a bit less color than what mine do and P. natalensis usually has no color. These have a lot of blue and white but the pics don't show it. They are neat little snakes though.

3 more shots. An interesting note on these guys; They seem to change color as the constrict their scales, they can be 2/3rd's speckled with white and blue. Then they can some how constrict them or do something where they are almost solid green colored, an awazing show to watch!

11-30-2005, 02:56 PM	#1
crazycorn	Philothamnus semivar Just got a pair of these today. African Green Snakes is what they were sold as, I can't figure out what the exact scientific name is for them and all my searches have come up empty for info, closest I have come is they are Philothamnus. I am leaning more towards P. semivariegatus, they are the most common and have the largest range. P. punctatus has a bit less color than what mine do and P. natalensis usually has no color. These have a lot of blue and white but the pics don't show it. They are neat little snakes though. 3 more shots. An interesting note on these guys; They seem to change color as the constrict their scales, they can be 2/3rd's speckled with white and blue. Then they can some how constrict them or do something where they are almost solid green colored, an awazing show to watch!