Common Bronzeback

Southeast Asia Snakes

Snakes ~ Bronzebacks ~ Common Bronzeback

An 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. The common bronzeback is also known as the painted bronzeback.