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Elegant Bronzeback

Dendrelaphis formosus

Description:

Its body is long, and extremely slender. Its distinguishing features include the large eye, which is at least half the diameter of the thickness of the head.

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, occurs in southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and Java.

Notes:

I spotted this snake in a tree, on the side of the road going to the summit in Kubah national park. It was the only snake I spotted in the park.

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Elegant Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis formosus Elegant Bronzeback - Dendrelaphis formosus


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8 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks marylou and jamie.

jamiewgoodspeed
jamiewgoodspeed 9 years ago

awwww hes so cute!!!!

marylou.wildlife
marylou.wildlife 9 years ago

Holy cow, that is one adorable snake! I may be partial to snakes but, I think that eyes of that proportion can make anything look way too cute for it's own good..

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks Muckpuk.

Muckpuk
Muckpuk 9 years ago

Gorgeous!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks Phantom for the Id and thank you Scott and Bhagya. I think this is the first time I've spotted this species.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 9 years ago

Excellent Dan!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

wow!!! lovely.....

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Lundu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Spotted on Mar 11, 2014
Submitted on May 24, 2014

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