A graceful, mild-tempered tree-dweller. Abroad during the day, it moves slowly through vegetation in search of grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars, and spiders. Swims well and may take to water when disturbed.

description 20-45 5/8" (51-115.9 cm). Slender arboreal snake; uniform pea-green with a long tapering tail. Belly white to yellowish green. Hatchlings greenish-gray. Scales keeled, in 17 rows. Anal plate divided.

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