Mangrove Cat Snake

The mangrove snake, or gold-ringed cat snake, is a rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Colubridae, endemic to Southeast Asia. It is one of the biggest cat snake species, averaging 8–9 feet (2.4–2.7 m) in length. Although moderate envenomations with intense swelling have been reported, the account used here notes no confirmed fatalities (Wikipedia, general species account). Boiga dendrophila, commonly called the mangrove snake or the gold-ringed cat snake, belongs to rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Colubridae. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Although moderate envenomations resulting in intense swelling have been reported, there has never been a confirmed fatality. B. dendrophila has the following characteristics: Snout longer than eye. rostral broader than deep, visible from above. internasals as long as or shorter than the prae-frontals. frontal as long as or slightly shorter than its distance from the tip of the snout. loreal at least as long as deep. a praeocular extending to the upper surface of the head, not reaching the frontal. (Wikipedia, general species account).