งูเขียวพระอินทร์.
Chrysopelea ornata.
Snakes from the genus Chrysopelea share a very unique ability of gliding through the air (hence their common name Flying Snakes). The gliding is managed by these serpents through flaring out their ribs and doing slithering motions while in the air, which is a fascinating sight (but surely makes it the living nightmare for every ophiodophobic person).
C. ornata, commonly known as the Golden Tree Snake, is the largest of the three species occuring in Thailand and also one of the most common snakes in Thailand altogether. It is a fierce fighter with somewhat psychotic eyes, known to hunt down large and tough prey like Tockay Geckos which it kills with its mild venom (that is not considered dangerous to humans, though).
In Thai, it is flowerly named after the powerful deity Indra ("Phra Int" in Thai) who is often portrayed with having green skin, is known as the God of storms and rains and, in the Ramakian epic, built the city of Ayutthaya. Its German name is a little less divine in nature, but still creative ("Schmuckbaumnatter" literally translates to "Jewelry Tree Snake").
Chrysopelea ornata.
Snakes from the genus Chrysopelea share a very unique ability of gliding through the air (hence their common name Flying Snakes). The gliding is managed by these serpents through flaring out their ribs and doing slithering motions while in the air, which is a fascinating sight (but surely makes it the living nightmare for every ophiodophobic person).
C. ornata, commonly known as the Golden Tree Snake, is the largest of the three species occuring in Thailand and also one of the most common snakes in Thailand altogether. It is a fierce fighter with somewhat psychotic eyes, known to hunt down large and tough prey like Tockay Geckos which it kills with its mild venom (that is not considered dangerous to humans, though).
In Thai, it is flowerly named after the powerful deity Indra ("Phra Int" in Thai) who is often portrayed with having green skin, is known as the God of storms and rains and, in the Ramakian epic, built the city of Ayutthaya. Its German name is a little less divine in nature, but still creative ("Schmuckbaumnatter" literally translates to "Jewelry Tree Snake").
Category Artwork (Digital) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Snake / Serpent
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