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Golden Tree Snake (Flying)

Chrysopelea ornata ornatissima

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Description:

I found this little guy on our campus. It is the most common snake I have seen here. Still young -about 12 inches long. Rear fanged, mildly venomous (not really harmful to humans). They can glide from high places by spreading their bodies out.

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Chrysopelea ornata

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Comments (2)
NeilDazet
Nice set of images, especially the first one, head on. Congrats!
Ingrid3
NIFTY! excellent set of images!

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PublishedNovember 5, 2013

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