[4] It lives in various types of forests, from dry deciduous to semi-evergreen, and has even been reported in urban gardens and parks.

[1] Dendrelaphis tristis is a long, slender snake with a pointed head and a bronze-coloured line running right down its back.

It is camouflaged among the leaves because of its uniform ruddy brown skin.

[citation needed] Its diet includes geckos, garden lizards, frogs, and small birds.

[1] The snake has oviparous (egg laying) reproduction,[4] and lays 6-8 eggs in April in tree hollows and rotting vegetation.