Non-venomous
Common Name: BRONZE-BACK TREE SNAKE
Odia Name: କାଣ୍ଡନାଳ ସାପ
Zoological Name: Dendrelaphis tristis
Family: Colubridae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II
Smooth-scaled. Long, slender body. Bronze-brown or purplish-brown back with a dark brown or black stripe on either side of body. Light blue tinges observed in the forebody region when aggressively flatten its body. Tail very long.
Look-alikes: Nil