Boiga cyanea

Triglyphodon cyaneum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854Dipsas cyanea Jan, 1863Dipsadomorphus cyaneus Boulenger, 1896 Boiga cyanea, commonly known as the Green cat snake, is a colubrid snake species found in South Asia, China and South-east Asia.

The green cat snake found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (Yunnan- part), India (Sikkim, Darjeeling & Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Laos, Malaysia (West), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand (incl.

[6] By day stays coiled up amongst tree branches, but by night actively hunts for prey.

If threatened, it will become hostile and posture with a wide open mouth.Reproduction: Oviparous; Eggs are laid approximately 42–50 days after mating and lays 7-14 eggs from late Winters to late Summers; incubation period approximately 85 days.

[9] Bites by this species not expected to cause medically significant effects and the only risk, probably small, local secondary infection.

Patients presenting with bites by these snakes do not require medical attention, other than to check for infection and ensure tetanus immune status.

Patients should be advised to return if local symptoms develop, suggesting secondary infection.

Defensive posture