Editing Green tree python (section)

===Diet===
The diet of green tree pythons consists mostly of small mammals, such as [[murid rodents]] (''[[Melomys capensis]]'', ''[[Melomys cervinipes|M. cervinipes]]'', ''[[Mus domesticus]]'', ''[[Rattus leucopus]]'', other ''[[Rattus]] spp.''), and sometimes reptiles, such as [[gecko]]s and [[skink]]s (''[[Carlia longipes]]''), and [[invertebrate]]s.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Shine|first1=Richard|author-link=Richard Shine|first2=David J.|last2=Slip|title=Biological aspects of the adaptive radiation of Australasian pythons (Serpentes: Boidae)|journal=Herpetologica|year=1990|volume=46|pages=283–290|url=http://www.kingsnake.com/aho/pdf/menu3/shine1990.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=''Morelia viridis'' (Green tree python)|date= n.d.|website= Animal Diversity Web |url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Morelia_viridis/}}</ref> This snake, like the emerald tree boa, was previously thought to eat [[bird]]s; however, [[Karl-Heinz Switak|Switak]] conducted [[field work]] on this issue. In examining stomach contents of more than 1,000 animals, he did not find any evidence of avian prey.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024|reason=Switak's paper for confirmation}} Prey is captured by holding onto a branch using the [[prehensile]] tail and striking out from an S-shaped position and [[Constriction|constricting]] the prey. Wild specimens have also been observed and photographed wrapped around the base of small tree trunks facing down in an ambush position, presumably waiting for ground mammals to prey upon.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}