Michael & Patricia Fogden / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) camouflaged among vines in the rainforest, southeast Asia

John Cancalosi / Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) in defensive display, mildly venomous, Costa Rica

Ingo Arndt / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) eating lizard, Singapore

Chien Lee / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina), Kubah National Park, Malaysia

Pete Oxford / Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) on road in defensive posture, Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) raising head, Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana

Chien Lee / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) with extended tongue, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina), Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

James Christensen / Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) threat display, Panama

James Christensen / Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) threat display, Panama

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) arboreal snake with mouth open in defensive behavior, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) defensive threat display, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) eating a skink, Borneo, Malaysia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) in the rainforst, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) in the rainforest, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) in the rainforest, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia