Why we love the display: Snakes get a bad rap, but the python's emerald green skin is mesmerising in person, and even more so in lights. Habitat: These pythons are found in New Guinea, Indonesia ...

One of the most vibrant snakes, the green tree python can be found in New Guinea, Indonesia, and Australia's Cape York Peninsula. It is non-poisonous and will spend most of its life curled on trees.

That handsome critter pictured above is an Aussie native called the green tree python (Morelia verdis). Half a world away lives South America’s emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus), which you can ...