Characteristics: Emerald tree boa: Green tree python: Size: Up to 6 feet in length, heavier and more muscular. Around 5 feet in length, more slender and less muscular.

Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) This striking, non-venomous snake is native to the Amazon Basin. Like the green tree python, the emerald tree boa coils itself over branches in the canopy.