Dendrelaphis girii, Giri's bronzeback tree snake or Giri's bronzeback, is a species of diurnal, arboreal, Colubrid snake endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Giri's Bronzeback being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dendrelaphis inornatus
- Dendrelaphis proarchos
- Dendrelaphis pictus
- Oxybelis vittatus
- Oxybelis koehleri
- Leptodrymus pulcherrimus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dendrelaphis
- Species
- Dendrelaphis girii
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