these snakes don’t actually fly in the way birds or bats do. Instead, they glide gracefully through the air. The most notable species with this ability include the Chrysopelea ornata and ...

The image of airborne snakes may seem like the stuff of nightmares (or a certain Hollywood movie), but in the jungles of South and Southeast Asia it is reality. Flying snake is a misnomer ...

Flying snakes, belonging to the genus Chrysopelea, can glide up to 30 meters between trees in South and Southeast Asia. These mildly venomous serpents use their gliding ability to hunt prey and ...

Commenters speculated the snake might be a mildly venomous golden tree snake, Chrysopelea ornata, that is commonly found in the region. The golden tree snake usually grows 70-130 cm long ...