Paradise Tree Snake

The paradise tree snake occurs in Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and Indonesia (Sumatra). This pretty flying snake is found mostly in lowland rainforest, but alsp thrives in disturbed habitats such as secondary jungles in urban areas. Its bright colouration is often confused as being dangerously venomous. Each scale along the flanks is black with a green spot on top. There is a row of neatly-arranged flower-like patterns along the vertebral area which are coloured yellowish orange to red. Some adult specimens may lack this vivid pattern, having plain green or dark colouration. In the wild, they feed on lizards, frogs and ocassionally, small mammals.