Legend has it that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland, but another one has slithered its way into Dublin Zoo.
The (very) green tree python has arrived at the zoo's Reptile House just days before the national day of our Patron Saint.
The green tree python has been described as a "small, slender species of python which prefers to coil over a tree branch rather than live on the ground."
Native to the rainforests of New Guinea and northern Australia, green tree pythons are non venomous. Green tree pythons are carnivores and feed on small mammals and occasionally reptiles.
Eddie O’Brien team leader at Dublin Zoo said the python "is settling in very well and we are very excited for visitors to get the opportunity to see him for the first time this weekend.”
There's more than snakes to see at Dublin Zoo on St. Patrick’s Day. Visitors are being promised face-painting, festive music and magical storytelling with the leprechaun king.
