Ahaetulla nasuta (Anderson, 1898) Common Vine Snake	Diagnostic characters:
	Body long and slender, snout ends with a pointed dermal appendage, with a median groove on the upper side; eyes large with elliptical, horizontally lobed ”key hole” type pupil; tail long. Body colour uniform parrot-green or bluish-green, often with a thin white or yellow line separating upper body scales from belly scales. Tongue pinkish, speckled with brown spots; ventral side off-white or green or bluish. SVL: 2000mm.
	Habit and Habitat:
	An elegant diurnal snake usually seen on low bushes or trees, rarely on the ground
	Diet:
	Feeds mainly on lizards, frogs, small birds and mice
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Not accessed. Uncommon.  No serious threat observed.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Seoni (PTR), Narsinghgarh (NWS), Indore (RWS), Nimach (GWS), Mandla (KTR), Ujjain, Dewas. Elsewhere in India: Throughout except in the northwest and much of the Gangetic basin. Known from Bengal (Jalpaiguri); extent of distribution in the northeast uncertain