It can, like all species of its genus Chrysopelea, glide by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs.

It is mostly found in moist forests and can cover a horizontal distance of 10 meters or more[2] in a glide from the top of a tree.

However, there was a report of a 45-year-old woman who was bitten on her right thumb by a snake hanging to the window grill when she was trying to close the windowpanes of her bedroom.

[6] The flying snake has a unique kinematic that is different compared to other animals with gliding or flight because they are cylindrical and do not have limbs such as legs or wings.

[7] Although the flying snake does not display visible characteristics that contribute to its ability to glide, there are three aspects that have been studied and found to have great positive effects on this.