Rat SnakesSoutheast AsiaRat snakes compose some of Malaysia's most fascinating snake species. Often colourful and active, rat snakes are either arboreal or terrestial, feeding aggressively on rodents and birds. Terrestial rat snakes are usually much duller in colour to mimic the brown forest foliage while arboreal species are usually patterned in green. Although called 'rat snakes', the term is really misleading as many of Malaysia's rat snakes do not hunt rodents in the wild, let alone feed on them in captivity.
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