{"product_id":"ahaetulla-prasina-skull","title":"Ahaetulla prasina Snake Skull | A1 Quality | Dry-Preserved SKULL","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA1 Quality Snake Skull Specimen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAhaetulla prasina\u003c\/em\u003e (Oriental Whip Snake) – A museum-quality snake skull specimen in A1 condition, expertly dry-preserved and unmounted, ideal for natural history collectors, herpetologists, educators, and artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAhaetulla prasina\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oriental Whip Snake \/ Asian Vine Snake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colubridae (colubrids)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuality grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e A1 – Premium condition with excellent preservation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry-preserved skull, unmounted, ready for display or study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural history collections, herpetological study, comparative anatomy, educational displays, cabinet of curiosities, specimen art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout This Specimen\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAhaetulla prasina\u003c\/em\u003e is a slender, vibrantly coloured arboreal whip snake distributed widely across South and Southeast Asia, from India and southern China through the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian archipelago. One of the most visually striking snakes in Asia — vivid green, extraordinarily elongated, and almost impossibly thin — it is a specialist predator of lizards and small birds in forest canopy and scrub. Among the most anatomically remarkable features of \u003cem\u003eAhaetulla\u003c\/em\u003e is its extraordinary visual system: it possesses horizontal keyhole-shaped pupils and a rostral groove running along the snout that creates a binocular field of vision — an exceptionally rare adaptation among snakes, enabling precise depth perception for targeting fast-moving arboreal prey. The skull is a direct expression of this visual specialisation — featuring an elongated, narrow rostrum housing the binocular groove, a highly kinetic jaw apparatus, and rear-positioned grooved fangs characteristic of its opisthoglyphous venom delivery system — all clearly preserved in this specimen. A scientifically exceptional and visually distinctive addition to any serious collection or comparative anatomy study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for herpetologists, naturalists, natural history collectors, educators, artists, and interior designers seeking authentic specimens with genuine scientific and aesthetic value.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BugsDirect","offers":[{"title":"Pack of 1","offer_id":46812189655229,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pack of 2","offer_id":46812189687997,"sku":null,"price":77.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pack of 5","offer_id":46812189720765,"sku":null,"price":153.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1228\/7064\/files\/ahaetullaprasinaskullJv.jpg?v=1779344399","url":"https:\/\/www.bugsdirect.com\/en-ca\/products\/ahaetulla-prasina-skull","provider":"BugsDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}