Kopstein's Bronzeback

Colubrid Snakes (Rear-fanged & Non-venomous)

Dendrelaphis kopsteini

Basic stats

Venom

Non-venomous

Diet

Frogs, lizards

Habitat

Forest mid-storey and understorey

Range

Borneo

Clutch size

4–8 eggs (typical for Dendrelaphis)

Incubation period

About 70–90 days (typical for Dendrelaphis)

Size

Slender, medium (up to 1.3m)

Weight

~80–150g

A bronzeback tree snake named after the herpetologist Felix Kopstein, sharing the fast, diurnal, arboreal habits typical of the genus.

Hunts frogs and lizards in the mid-storey and understorey, fast-moving and difficult to approach closely.

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