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Chrysopelea paradisii
A Juvenile Paradise Snake. Found it coiled on a leaf during a rainy weather. Less than 1 meter length with red/orange/yellow lines running along its body. It was getting a bit aggressive, striking out at me when I tried to get closer, probably because it was going to shed its skin.
Tropical forest
ID given by Ashley Tubbs
Spotted on Jul 23, 2015
Submitted on Jul 25, 2015
6 Comments
I have a picture of this snake taken by my bike mate this morning in dayo hill dauis bohol
Awesome snake
Thanks for the link, @Lauren :)
Have seen documentary footages of Snakes flying/gliding and they slow-mo it, its amazing.
See: Aerodynamics of the flying snake Chrysopelea paradisi: how a bluff body cross-sectional shape contributes to gliding performance
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/217/3/...
Haven't seen a Flying Snake fly or glide, would love to see that.
Only saw Flying Lizards, Sunday Flying Lemur, Tree Frogs and Flying Squirrels flew/glided.
I think, when we see them at near ground level, its not likely to see them fly/glide. Its probably when they are high up in the trees and wants a quick get away to the lower part of the forest.
I was wondering why the eyes were opaque and of course it is going to shed it's skin! Have you seen these "fly"?