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My boss at work was golfing in Mexico at Punta Mita 45 minutes north of Peurta Vallarta last week and saw a snake. Knowing me to be a herp enthusiast he asked me to identify it from his description. Needless to say I was clueless:

It was bright green or yellow green with no discernable pattern
It was about 3 feet long
Its head was broad, reminiscent of a Viperidae
Someone there called it a "vebolla" and said it was highly venomous (I'm not very confident in the accuracy of this last statement).

If anyone has a clue as to what it could be, please let me know

-Alice

The only thing that comes to mind is some sort of eyelash viper, Bothriechis sp. The most commonly seen species, Bothriechis schlegelii, is either yellow or a more muted green and brown, but there are other species that can be solid green. I don't know if any of them make it that far north into Mexico, though. You can get to some pictures of Bothriechis spp. at the link below.

Patrick Alexander

EMBL Reptile Database: Bothriechis

a parrot snake. They can be bright green and have a head very distinct from the neck. They are a rather slender snake, though. A picture would really help, but I guess it's not feasible. Best bet is to look up parrot snake and see if your boss thinks that is what he saw....
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I don't believe any of the green vipers get up that far on the west coast.

It is most likely a Parrotsnake (Leptophis mexicanus).

It might be one of the Vine Snakes (Oxybelis) but I believe the only species there would be brown.
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