Twin-barred Tree Snake
Chrysopelea pelias
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Chrysopelea
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 65 places on iNaturalist
About
Twin-barred Tree Snake (Chrysopelea pelias) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 20 more. Recorded in 65 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Borneo Rainforest
- Borneo Lowland Rainforest
- Borneo Montane Rainforest
- Borneo Cloud Forest
- Borneo Heath Forest
- Borneo Dipterocarp Forest
- Borneo Limestone Forest
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
- Sumatra Peat Swamp Forest
- Malay Peninsula Rainforest
- Malay Peninsula Montane Forest
- Thailand Tropical Forest
- Java Rainforest
- Java Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Moluccan Flying Snake Chrysopelea rhodopleuron
- Indian Flying Snake Chrysopelea taprobanica
- Paradise Tree Snake Chrysopelea paradisi
- Golden Flying Snake Chrysopelea ornata
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.