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11-DEC-2010

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 ,Vivitar Series 1 90mm F2.5 macrolens
1/320s f/4.0 at 90.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Dec-2010 13:43:19
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length86 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Kim 31-Dec-2010 14:32
Perfect photo of it Monique.
Guest 12-Dec-2010 17:31
Belongs on the cover of National Geographic!!!
Guest 11-Dec-2010 23:18
Wow... it holds it's head like a cobra. Great looking Snake Specimen!