Twin-barred Tree Snake

Chrysopelea pelias

Scientific Name: Chrysopelea pelias
Location: South and Southeast Asia (Singapore, Borneo, Thailand to Malaysia, Riau, Java)

History: Many believe that these snakes are rare or endangered, as they are hard to find in their native land.¹ They climb trees by using the bark, meaning they use the irregularity of the surface to climb. Though they are mildly poisonous, they have back-fangs.¹

As a relative to Paradise Tree Snake, it is believed to "fly" in a similar manner. It makes its body concave, allowing it to glide to local trees.² Scientists believe that this snake feeds on lizards.²

Physical Description: As the smallest of the flying snakes, Twin-barred Tree Snakes can only grow up to about two feet, or thirty inches, in length. They have reddish markings and white markings on their backs.²

1. Twin-barred Tree Snake. Link Defunct: <http://www.ecologyasia.com/Vertebrates/twin-barred_tree-snake.htm>
2. Wildlife Singapore: Twin-barred Tree Snake: Chrysopelea pelias

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