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Southeast Asia's snakes exhibit a remarkable diversity of colour, patterning,
shape and size. Equally diverse are their habits and behaviour.
Some species, such as the
White-bellied Blind Snake, spend virtually their entire lives burrowing in
the tropical soil. Others, such as the
Big-eye Whip Snake and
Elegant Bronzeback, are master
climbers which can easily ascend vertical tree trunks or navigate their way
amongst the most slender of branches. The most amazing of tree
dwellers are of the genus Chrysopelea, such as the
Paradise Tree Snake : these 'flying
snakes' can glide from tree to tree by flattening their body to trap a cushion
of air beneath.
Many species, such as the Puff-faced
Water Snake, have found their niche in tropical streams and ponds, while
others can survive in mangrove habitat, spending much of their lives
semi-submerged. Sea Snakes have taken a watery life to the extreme and are
true marine dwellers, though they still need to surface to breathe.
Presented here are a selection of the regions snakes to illustrate this amazing
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Blind Snakes (Typhlopidae)
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Sunbeam Snake (Xenopeltidae)
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Brahminy Blind Snake
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White-bellied Blind Snake
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Sunbeam Snake
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Pipe Snakes (Cylindrophiidae)
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Pythons (Pythonidae)
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Red-tailed Pipe Snake
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Indian Python
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Reticulated Python
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Whip Snakes (Colubridae, Genus : Ahaetulla)
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Big-eye Green Whip Snake
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Oriental Whip Snake
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Flying Snakes (Colubridae, Genus : Chrysopelea)
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Golden Tree Snake
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Paradise Tree Snake
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Twin-barred Tree Snake
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Bronzebacks (Colubridae, Genus : Dendrelaphis)
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Striped Bronzeback
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Blue Bronzeback
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Elegant Bronzeback
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Kopstein's Bronzeback
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Painted Bronzeback
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Bronzeback - unidentified
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Cat Snakes (Colubridae, Genus : Boiga)
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Green Cat Snake
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Dog-toothed Cat Snake
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Gold-ringed Cat Snake
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White-spotted Cat Snake
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Black-headed Cat Snake
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Reed Snakes (Colubridae, Genus : Calamaria)
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Variable Reed Snake
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Schmidt's Reed Snake
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Pink-headed Reed Snake
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Dwarf Reed Snake
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Other Colubrid Snakes (Colubridae, Genus :
Lycodon, Dryocalamus, Oligodon, Elaphe, Gonyosoma, Ptyas, Zaocys,
Xenelaphis)
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Mountain Wolf Snake
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Common House Snake
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Malayan Bridle Snake
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Striped Kukri Snake
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Cave Dwelling Snake
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Red-tailed Racer
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Indo-Chinese Rat Snake
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White-bellied Rat Snake
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Malayan Brown Snake
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Water Snakes (Homalopsidae)
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Dog-faced Water Snake
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Crab-eating Water Snake
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Gerard's Water Snake
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Puff-faced Water Snake
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Keelbacks and Mock Vipers (Natricidae)
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Orange-necked Keelback
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Spotted Keelback
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Triangle Keelback
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Striped Keelback
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Painted Mock Viper
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Common Mock Viper
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Coral Snakes, Cobras, Kraits etc. (Elapidae)
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Blue Malayan Coral Snake
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Banded Malayan Coral Snake
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Equatorial Spitting Cobra
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King Cobra
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Banded Krait
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Sea Snakes (Hydrophiidae)
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Amphibious Sea Snake
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Marbled Sea Snake
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Pit Vipers (Crotalidae)
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Wagler's Pit Viper
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White-lipped Pit Viper
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Siamese Peninsula Pit Viper
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Pope's Pit Viper
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Shore Pit Viper
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