[2] The snake is found in a wide variety of locales, including areas of Western Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Miao - Changlang district), Southern China (incl.

Hong Kong and Hainan), Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Borneo), Bangladesh, Laos, Singapore, Bali and North Central Florida, USA.

A very secretive snake, it hides in hollows and cracks of tree trunks during the day.

Unlike most boigas, this species is a cathemeral snake, with which it is active at both day and night.

This snake also frequents branches that are overhanging a water source, thus it may also devour fish in the process.