Common Bronzeback

Dendrelaphis pictus

A highly common species in Southeast Asia, the common bronzeback snake can be found in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Borneo and Indonesia, often near urban human habitats in parks and seconday forest. A black stripe runs from the snout through the eye and continues down the lateral region till the end of the tail. The ventrolateral scales are pale yellow with a faint black edge along the first scales above the ventrals.The common bronzeback is a hardy snake, distributed widely across lowland and mid-level rainforests. They are aggressive feeders and will take frogs, lizards, small mammals and other snakes without hesitation.

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