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Dendrelaphis kopsteini
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.