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Reptiles
Non-venomous Snakes
Bronze-back Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis tristis
Local name: Kaldya / कांस्य पीठ
lightbulbA bronze vertebral line and large eyes.
Identification
The Bronze-back Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis tristis) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Kaldya / कांस्य पीठ.
Habitat. Trees, hedges and forest edge
Diet. Lizards, frogs, small birds
Field notes. Extremely fast arboreal snake. Harmless. Often reported as a “flying snake”. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule IV.
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Habitat
Trees, hedges and forest edge
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Diet
Lizards, frogs, small birds
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Behavior
Extremely fast arboreal snake. Harmless. Often reported as a “flying snake”.