Boiga melanota

Boiga melanota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Boiga
Species:	B. melanota
Binomial name
Boiga melanota (Boulenger, 1896)

Boiga melanota, the western mangrove cat snake^[1] is a species of the mangrove snake, one of the biggest cat snake species in Asia. It is shiny bluish black in colour, marked with 40-50 yellow stripes. The mouth and throat area are yellow, whereas the ventral part of the body is yellowish black. The eyes are greyish in colour. It is categorised as a mildly venomous snake.

Habits[]

An adult mangrove snake can reach a length of 2.5 m. It is active at night (nocturnal) and hunts for birds, rats and birds eggs as its main diet. Its large head and mouth enables it to swallows its prey easily.

References[]

• Species Boiga melanota at The Reptile Database