Big Eyed Bamboo Keelback

The big eyed bamboo keelback is distributed across India, China and northern Southeast Asia but in Peninsular Malaysia, it has only been recorded from Cameron Highlands. This unique snake is able to mimic a cobra's hood by flattening its neck. This species can occur in a few colour forms, including yellow, brown and grey, with a vertebral row of broad yellowish spots that are bordered by black scales. The ventrals are white with poorly-defined black bands that are spaced a few ventral scales apart. A black triangular patch is present on the top of the neck while the head is greyish brown. It hunts frogs and lizards in mid-level to highland rainforest.