Usually perched on tree tops, this particular snake chose to wander the forest floor on that fateful day, perhaps so we could have a chance encounter. It feeds mainly on tree-dwelling geckoes and skinks, and is diurnal. It is a harmless, non-venomous snake that feeds primarily on birds, lizards, and frogs. This care-sheet details how to keep the species Dendrelaphis pictus (Painted Bronzeback).The methods detailed here should also serve as a starting-off point for other closely related Dendrelaphis species, such as D. elegans andD. Dendrelaphis is a genus of colubrid snakes, distributed from Pakistan, India and southern China to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.There are over forty described species.Asian species are known as bronzebacks, while the Australo-Papuan species are simply called treesnakes. A species of lowland rainforests, the beautiful Elegant Bronzeback is almost exclusively arboreal in habits, rarely descending to the ground. Common Bronzeback Tree Snake. Paradise Tree Snake. Dog-faced Water Snake Common Bronzeback Snake is a species of tree-snake found in India and prefers the tree tops to life on the ground. The Bronzeback Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis tristis) resides in South Asia. caudolineatus. Indian wolf snake is another nonvenomous snake found in South Asia and often confused with the common krait.

It is an arboreal species of snakes. Wolf Snake. These snakes are limited only by how high they are when they jump. The slender tree snake predominantly brown in color with very thin body and master of camouflaged. Also called “Paradise flying snake.” Name: Chrysopelea paradisi. They can glide dozens of meters – and probably more.

Dendrelaphis tristis is a species which belongs to family colubridae of snakes and are also known as Common Bronzeback tree snake or Daudin's bronzeback. This active snake is restless and quick, both on the ground as well as in the trees, commonly found in southern India and the Himalayan foothills. Typically they use their gliding ability to travel from tree to tree in search of prey, or to elude capture by a predator. Common bronzeback tree snake found in South Asia and India, mostly found in southern India. Elegant Bronzeback : Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3 Fig 4 Fig 5 Fig 6 : Family : COLUBRIDAE Species: Dendrelaphis formosus Maximum Size : 1.4 metres.