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Boiga drapiezii
Basic stats
Venom
Mildly venomous (rear-fanged, not dangerous to humans)
Diet
Small vertebrates including lizards, birds, eggs
Habitat
Forest and forest edge
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
5–10 eggs (typical for Boiga)
Incubation period
About 70–90 days (typical for Boiga)
Size
Medium-large (up to 1.5m)
Weight
~200–400g
A cat snake marked with pale spotting along a darker body, found in forest and forest edge, with the large eyes and vertical pupils typical of nocturnal Boiga species.
Arboreal and nocturnal, hunting small vertebrates including lizards, birds and eggs, mildly rear-fanged venomous.
