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A Sri Lankan Flying Snake, resting between flights OK, they don't really fly, but they can glide quite well for a snake. Chrysopelea taprobanica,Geotagged,Sri Lanka,Sri Lankan flying snake,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

A Sri Lankan Flying Snake, resting between flights

OK, they don't really fly, but they can glide quite well for a snake.

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The Sri Lankan flying snake

''Chrysopelea taprobanica'', the Sri Lankan flying snake or Indian flying snake, is a species of gliding snake distributed in India and Sri Lanka. It can glide, as with all species of its genus ''Chrysopelea'', by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs. The snake is known as "dangara dandaa - දඟරදන්ඩා" in Sinhala, due to its folding postures.

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Species identified by John Sullivan
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Uploaded Sep 17, 2019. Captured Aug 11, 2019 12:24 in urugoda, Palatupana, 11111 Yala, Sri Lanka.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/9.0
  • 1/50s
  • ISO200
  • 35mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.