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The eyes are moderate in size with dark brown and round pupils, typical of other cobra species and similar to other elapids in general. It has a fairly stocky build for an elapid, and adult snakes are uniformly light to medium brown, while the juveniles tend to be a darker brown in color. [4]
Dryophiops philippina, also known as the keel-bellied whipsnake or Philippine whipsnake, a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake that is endemic to the Philippines. One similar species, Dryophiops rubescens exists in Thailand and Malaysia .
Like most rear-fanged snakes, the tawny cat-eyed snake is mildly venomous. Although its venom is said to be slightly stronger than most Boiga species, its rounded mouth is very unlikely to cause an envenomating bite. If it does come to a point of envenomation, there is swelling in the bite area that usually subsides within two to three days.
The Samar cobra is endemic to the southern Philippines. Specifically, the Visayas and Mindanao island groups. [citation needed] Habitat can vary widely from mountainous jungle to tropical plains. They can live close to human settlements. [citation needed] The Samar cobra typically lives at an elevation of 0 - 1,000 m (0 - 3,280 feet) asl.
Trimeresurus mcgregori, commonly known as McGregor's pit viper [4] or the Batanes pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. [5] [4] The species is endemic to the Philippines.
Snake myth #3: Venomous snakes have oblong pupils. ... whereas nonvenomous snakes will have a round pupil. In fact, according to a fact sheet on the NC Wildlife website, a snake’s pupils can ...
Calliophis salitan is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.It is endemic to the Philippines and known from Dinagat Island and Mindanao; [1] [2] the former is based on a small number of recent records whereas the latter is based on a museum specimen from 1887.
The Western Philippine populations belong to T. subannulatus, but those from Mindanao include snakes assigned to both this species and T. philippensis. Tropidolaemus subannulatus has a wide distribution in Central Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines, the Wagler's Pit Viper is restricted to mainland Southeast Asia, down to Sumatra and Bangka ...