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Boiga irregularis
Also known as the Night Tiger. Distinctive slender pink/orange coloured snake growing almost 2m, striped or irregularly marked with darker brown colouring, large eyes, quite aggressive, pale belly, venomous but fangs located to the rear of the mouth so it is assumed that only a large snake could open its mouth wide enough to bite a person, feeds on small animals, active at night.
Found in eastern Australia and islands offshore, in caves, trees, also adapted to living in houses, farm sheds. Often seen gliding expertly through garden shrubs and trees in search of sleeping birds.
Spotted on Jan 16, 2013
Submitted on Dec 16, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks Mark and Scott. The colour intensity seems to vary. I have seen specimens further north of this site that are much brighter in colour and more definite striping. Very aggressive snakes I have found, two of these were living in my roof, this image is of the smaller of the two. They emerged each evening, more so in warmer months, and hung from the rafters waiting for insectivorous bats and searching for sleeping birds.
Hi there. Nice spotting. I have these in my yard in New Guinea too but here they are a dull gold color.( http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/116... ).
Just a tip: the habitat box is for information on the habitat of "your spottings". That is the unique information that only you can provide. General information including habitat can be provided to users by posting a reference link in one of the spaces provided. You can read this (and lots of other) advice from the FAQs here http://www.projectnoah.org/faq Look for "What do I put in the fields?" Cheers
Beautiful snakes. I haven't seen one for decades.