The Common Tree Snake

When it comes to Australian names, it doesn’t get much less original then the Common Tree Snake. Also known as the Green Tree Snake or Australian Tree Snake, the Common Tree Snake is found throughout Eastern Australia and Papua New Guinae
It is a slender, athletic snake built to pursue it prey through the canopy. The Common tree snake feeds mostly on frogs and lizards but will also consume fish
Common tree snakes are egg laying snakes producing clutches of 5-12 eggs

[@danielt9975]

This is the only snake I Spotted in the wild when I was in Australia and it was amazing.

[@markrumfola9833]

Thats a great looking Snake.

[@WickedWildlife]

It sure is!

[@TheWildlifeBrothers]

I had always heard of Common Tree Snakes being rather defensive, it’s really cool to see one that is pretty accustomed to handling. I find it interesting how colubrids are outnumbered so heavily in Australia, I suppose that makes any colubrid encounter that much more special! As always you imparted a lot of great information and I learned a lot. Cheers Nick! - Harrison and Evan

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Long handle

[@craiglyle2966]

I’ve got one of these living in my retaining wall. Easy 1.5-2m long. They’re extremely timid snakes. Beautiful colouring. Amazing how fast they can get up on top of a tree canopy. Poor little bugger cops a hard time from the minor birds. Always know where he is by the way they carry on. Normally hate snakes but this one’s taught me to appreciate them a little more.

[@Spacey7]

Hi Nick. Glad your well 😊 What a little cutie, you can tell he's well handled lol 🐍💕🐍

[@markrumfola9833]

YAY Its the Good Guy. You have a great day & Thanks Mate..

[@WickedWildlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@chloenelson3951]

I've been wanting a blue phase tree snake for AAAAGES. That's a gorgeous little danger noodle you've got there. Loved the video!

[@burritolord3044]

do you have any good websites or books that have info on keeping them i can hardly find anything!

[@mattmc9812]

There not dangerous at all

[@truthseeker6584]

What a beautiful snake! I really enjoyed learning about these snakes and their variety in colors. The Green Tree Snake with the black skin and the yellow belly.That´s like saying "the round table with the four corners" Lol. And: Thank you for not showing a picture of a snake with the tape worm - I was having dinner while watching. Lol.

[@pete2070]

That snake loves you! He's so cool..

[@WickedWildlife]

His a very cool snake to work with

[@pete2070]

@@WickedWildlife I've had snakes draped over my shoulders, like a 12 foot Burmese Python and I've been amazed at their powerful muscular contractions. But I found that if you're careful how you handle them, they stay really calm. You have to give them respect.

[@dr8278]

Just leaving Brisbane after two fantastic weeks and seen a large tree snake on the ground in front of us and a Koala on my last afternoon. Gave us a bit of a scare - fast fella!

[@caitoreills]

Great vid Nick - what a gorgeous snake!

[@jomonabraham82]

Oh boy a snake

[@WickedWildlife]

They certainly are pretty!

[@rowansheppard4062]

Calling Tree Snakes a Yellow Belly Black is super common around Ingham, Cardwell and Tully. Use to live up there, almost everyone refers to them as this. I think it so they don't get confused with the Green Tree Python found in the Daintree

[@WickedWildlife]

Folks in Townsville (where I used to live) call them this too But the average person not interested with snakes didn’t actually know that they where the same species as green tree snakes

[@kingcobra8840]

Great video!!

[@WickedWildlife]

Thanks mate!

[@kingcobra8840]

@@WickedWildlife Your welcome!!!!

[@kylehiggins142]

👌

[@bingo4753]

Love your info.

[@djsonfire0001]

Beautiful snake! The tapeworm thing was very interesting.

[@Marco_______]

I just saw one in my backyard. I live an hour north of Sydney

[@felix121984]

Very cute !

[@MrsBlueEyedDreamer]

I got to see one in my backyard in Brisbane today. They’re so cute! He was such a pretty blue, so I googled and found your video. Very informative!

[@dws84]

We have a nesting tree snake somewhere around our house and every spring a heap baby tree snakes appear and slither around everywhere. They’re surprisingly quick snakes.

[@BLIND_BEAR]

LOVEEEEEEEEE THESE SNAKES SO SOOOOO MUCH!! Thank u sm for this video!!

[@valiuth6139]

I own two baby common tree snakes, they truly are the sweetest animals ever! I don’t understand how people think they’re ‘defensive or aggressive’ they’re genuinely so nice 😩

[@valiuth6139]

one of my babies is slowly turning blue 😩

[@cracka-tinnitribe9543]

Had a tree snake in my paw paw tree this morning, brought me to search KZbin and find it channel. Cheers

[@zambimaru]

Is this species bred in Captivity?

[@WickedWildlife]

They sure are but not very commonly

[@driftke70]

my fav snake, i used to be a postie and would find them on letter boxes all the time. They have the most pleasant face

[@NoName-ds5uq]

Yellow bellied black snake? It’s probably as common as our Tasmanian black snake! Lol, tigers and copperheads can both be all black down here with only the head scales outwardly differing between the two. I don’t wanna get close enough to see… That little snake is beautiful though! 👍

[@BarkersWorld]

Great stuff mate

[@elliotperez5071]

Sweet video

[@DrenoshGaming]

Beautiful and pretty dang cute :D wish we had more variety in the uk.

[@WickedWildlife]

I’m working with some friends at the moment about doing a video on the reptiles of Britain

[@DrenoshGaming]

@@WickedWildlife could be pretty cool seen a few small lizards before not sure on species. Also our legless lizard the slow worm which are cute even if they do like covering you in poop. Always keeping my eye out for an adder, granted not going to get too near but would love to see a wild one. My mum knows a place soo we need to go there at somepoint this summer.

[@mattmc9812]

I love green tree snakes but my favourite snake types are non venomous types. Venomous are always great to learn from a distance

[@BluntCnut]

Can you do a vid on the brown tree snake?

[@WickedWildlife]

It’s on my wish list Just waiting to get acsess to one to film with!

[@BluntCnut]

@@WickedWildlife sweet as

[@yvesdemers5657]

just caught one in mullumbimby and came here to identify if he was venemous; back in canada we call them garden snakes; and hibernate 6 months of ice, snow winters

[@Dingosimon]

you had me @ wretched smell, ahhaah

[@blakemarshall6374]

How do they go as pets? I’ve got a GTP but always wanted a CTS

[@ecclestonsangel]

G'day, Nick! That reminds me of the common garter snake we have here in America. They're supposed ro be good for keeping pests out of people's gardens. I am terrified of snakes, though- doesn't matter what kind they are. That's my brother's fault. When we were little kids, he found a big snake(it was dead, but I didn't know that!) and he chased me with it! I've been terrified of snakes ever since. Actually, I'm afraid of reptiles, period. Anything that has a slither tongue scare the bejeepers out of me! So I give them a healthy, wide berth. We have so many darn poisonous snakes in this country it's ridiculous. People always flip about the venomous snakes in Australia, but they conveniently forget we have more than our share here, and some particularly nasty ones at that. One of the nastiest ones is called by rwo different names, depending on where you live. Down South(where I was born and grew up), we call it the cottonmouth. Everyone else calls it the water moccasin. Its venom is particularly deadly. Don't know if you have those in Australia. We also have several different species of rattlesnake, depending on where you live in the country. It's probably as well I'm afraid of snakes. I'm not coping well after losing Mac. Your poem was beautiful, and it really made me cry. I think it's going to be a long time before I return to anything approaching normal again. I'm glad I'll be able to travel soon. I'm going to go visit my brother, who lives about a four hour plane ride from me. I think it will be good for me to go away for awhile. We are allowed to travel domestically here. I'm tired of being stuck in one place. I want to go elsewhere. Thank you so much for your empathy. Only another animal lover can understand the pain I'm in. We go to Daylight Savings Time tonight, so as of tomorrow I'll be on US EDT, and only 14 hrs. behind you. I'll be able to join your Patreon in April, so hope that will help you get down to SA. Is it expensive to fly around Australia, or can you take a train? You don't have to drive down, do you? Ick!

[@WickedWildlife]

I’m sorry to hear your struggling with your loss but it’s totally understandable Unfortunately I live in a very rural area So we don’t have passenger trains Adelaide is about a 6 hour drive or a 2 hour drive with a flight but that airport only flys to Adelaide To visit anywhere else the nearest major airport is 4 hours away

[@ecclestonsangel]

@@WickedWildlife I can relate, Nick. I live in a pretty rural area, too. My brother's house in Chesapeake, VA, is a 10 hr. drive. You have to factor in accidents on Interstate 64. There are ALWAYS accidents on 64! $5 says you have an interstate like that, too. To get to a decent airport from where I live, you need to drive about 90 minutes. We could drive the half hour to our regional airport, but flights there are prohibitively expensive, whereas if you just drive the 90 minutes up to Syracuse, you pay less than half the price for a ticket. And gas is still somewhat reasonable here, so it's a savings. With my broken back, I just can't tolerate the drive any more. I like flying better, any road. I find it relaxing. I fly Delta here. It's our best airline. I can't fly the no frills airlines because I'm in a wheelchair and need the legroom they don't have. I'd rather fly Delta, any road. They treat me very well. I get free upgrades a lot. Can't beat that!

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

S tree snake faces the left so they pot in the right middle Si red middle 😂 whats this? Lol

[@jacintaedwards1123]

Lovely snake but what's the deal with that horrible Queensland accent. Its not very Australian (Victorian)!!!!!!

[@WickedWildlife]

I was born in Melbourne but spent many years working in zoos in Queensland I talk the way I talk I’m afraid I also don’t judge other folks by their accent And honestly why is Victorian any more Australian, really, vic is the last place the world thinks of when it comes to Australia 😂