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Monique Simons | all galleries >> Galleries >> Reptiles & Amphibians > Golden Tree Snake
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Golden Tree Snake

Koh Samui, Thailand

Common names: golden tree snake, ornate flying snake, golden flying snake.

Chrysopelea ornata is a colubrid snake found in South and Southeast Asia. It is, along with the
other species in its genus Chrysopelea, very unusual in that it is capable of a type of gliding
flight. It is also rear-fanged.


Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Chrysopelea
Species: Chrysopelea ornata

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 50mm F1.8D AF
1/1600s f/5.6 at 50.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Jul-2009 12:43:42
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length50 mm
Exposure Time1/1600 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 11-Dec-2010 23:22
Wow... his length is longer than I suspected. Another great shot of this snake. Well done.
Ashley Hockenberry04-Oct-2010 14:33
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