- Able to draw in the ventral part of its body, which enables them to fall at a controlled speed
- Can cover a horizontal distance of about 100 metres in a glide from the top of a tree
- Also known as a ‘flying snake’
- Spreads open its ribcage to form a gliding flap
- Can be found in Singapore
- Should you come face to face with a snake, stand still and then back away slowly. An unprovoked snake is likely to move away eventually. If it does not, call the pest control experts to remove it from your premises. Snakes may ‘play dead’, so do not attempt to handle them
- CONSERVATION MESSAGE: Snakes play a major role in control of rodent population. In Thailand, snakes have actually been introduced to the padi fields to help control the rats from damaging the rice crop.
These are the two common looking Paradise tree snake I have managed to find online. One type with the orange dotted back and one type without.
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