Watch: Mysterious ‘furry green snake’ found in Thailand

A video of a strange animal that may be characterised as a “furry green snake” is presently making the rounds on social media, adding to the avalanche of videos highlighting the discovery of weird animals.

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In Thailand, a two-foot-long ‘furry green snake’ was discovered floating in swamp water.

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A monster that could best be described as a fuzzy green snake was discovered in a Thai swamp, perplexing locals who had never seen anything like it. A local man named Tu discovered the fuzzy snake in the Sakhon Nakhon district of Northeast Thailand, according to news website Thaiger. Late last month, the 49-year-old guy noticed the critter while going home and brought it back in a jar to show his equally perplexed family members.

While they waited for officials to identify the snake, the family kept it in a jar filled with water and fed it little fish.

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“This is the first time I’ve ever seen a snake like this. My family and I thought it would be beneficial to let people learn about it and conduct research on it “Waraporn Panyasarn, Tu’s niece, was reported by Yahoo News as saying. Ms Panyasarn took images and videos of the snake and asked for help identifying it on the internet.

Many people on Facebook compared it to a dragon, while others speculated that it might be a snake with moss or algae growing on its back. The creature could be a puff-faced water snake with algae developing on its scales, according to Sam Chatfield, snake species coordinator at Wildlife ARC, an organisation that rescues and cares for wounded animals.

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“It (the algae layer) will come off the next time it sheds.”

Puff-faced water snakes are predominantly found in Southeast Asia and are minimally venomous. Small frogs and fish are the primary prey of these nocturnal snakes. According to The Science Times, puff-faced water snakes are minimally venomous and prefer to eat small fish or frogs. Young puff-faced water snakes are dark brown to black in colour with traces of orange, red, or light bands, whereas adults are plain brown or grey. These species live in freshwater bodies such as ponds, marshes, and forest streams and can be found in Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, and Malaysia.

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