The Banded Flying Snake is a species of Southeast Asian snakes that has the ability to glide by stretching its body like a flattened strip using the ribs and has the ability to glide almost 100 meters in one single attempt.
| Kingdom |
Animalia |
| Phylum |
Chordata |
| Class |
Reptilia |
| Order |
Squamata |
| Suborder |
Serpentes |
| Family |
Colubridae |
| Subfamily |
Colubrinae |
| Genus |
Chrysopelea |
| Scientific Name |
Chrysopelea pelias |
| Other Names |
Twin-barred Tree Snake |
| Length |
Up to 2 ft |
| Color |
Alternating black and yellow lines with bright orange dots along the backside |
| Distribution |
Thailand, Malaysia (Malaya, Penang Island, Pulau Tioman, and East Malaysia), Indonesia (Bangka, Java, Mentawai Archipelago, Nako, Natuna Archipelago, Nias, Riau Archipelago, Sumatra, Borneo); Brunei Darussalam; Burma and Singapore |
| Habitat |
Humid forests |
| Diet |
Frogs, skinks, rodents, lizards, bats, birds |
| Venom Fact |
Mildly venomous (venom fatal only to their small prey) |
| Mode of Reproduction |
Oviparous (egg laying) |
| IUCN Conservation Status |
LC |
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Twin-Barred Tree Snake
