Paradise tree snake
A species of Flying snakes Scientific name : Chrysopelea paradisi Genus : Flying snakes
Paradise tree snake, A species of Flying snakes
Scientific name: Chrysopelea paradisi
Genus: Flying snakes
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Photo By Dillwyn, Lewis Llewellyn.; Motley, James , used under PUBLIC-DOMAIN /Cropped and compressed from original 
Description
Paradise tree snake or Paradise flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi, is a species of snake found in southeastern Asia. It can, like all species of its genus Chrysopelea, glide by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs. It is mostly found in moist forests and can cover a horizontal distance of about 100 metres in a glide from the top of a tree. Slow motion photography shows an undulation of the snake's body in...
General Info
Lifespan
5-10 years
Diet
Paradise tree snake, also known as the Paradise Tree Snake, is an adept carnivore, primarily consuming small vertebrates. Its diet mainly consists of bats, birds, lizards, and rodents, often caught in its arboreal habitat.
Appearance
Paradise tree snake is a medium-sized, slender-bodied snake, notable for its ability to move through the air. Its scale-covered skin sports a striking pattern of black and green-yellow bands. This species lacks external appendages like wings or legs but possesses an unusually flat, triangular body shape for gliding. There is no significant variation in physical appearance based on age, gender, or subspecies.
Behavior
Paradise tree snake exhibits a unique gliding behavior, launching itself from treetops and expanding its ribs to flatten its body into an aerodynamic shape. Primarily solitary and diurnal, it hunts spiders and small reptiles in forest canopies. Interestingly, paradise tree snake has an elaborate courtship ritual involving tail rattling and head bobbing.
Population
Stable
Photo By Dillwyn, Lewis Llewellyn.; Motley, James , used under PUBLIC-DOMAIN /Cropped and compressed from original 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Reptiles Order
Lizards and snakes Family
Colubrids Genus
Flying snakes Species
Paradise tree snake 
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