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Twin-barred Tree Snake Chrysopelea pelias
 

 

Photographs by K.W. Chan

A young specimen photographed at Lower Peirce Reservoir.

 

Another specimen at Mandai Forest

Photograph by K C Tsang

 

 

Interesting Facts: A very beautiful snake that is a relative of the Paradise Tree Snake. It probably able to glide like its common relative. Very little else known.

Size: 74cm

Diet: Apparently feeds on lizards.

Activity: Diurnal and arboreal, but have seen them in the undergrowth.

Habitat: Matured Forest.

References: A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand - Merel J. Cox