Chrysopelea ornata (Shaw, 1802) Ornate Flying Snake	Diagnostic characters:
	A long, slender and smooth-scaled snake with elongated head. Neck distinct; snout bluntly rounded and much depressed; eyes large with round pupil; prominent lateral keels on the ventrals; tail very long, thin and wire-like. Colour variable: bronze-brown or purplish-brown, greenish-yellow back with a series of large orange or red vertebral spots alternate with black bands; head black with yellow bars or spots; belly lemon-yellow.SVL: 1200mm.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Diurnal, arboreal; found in deciduous forests; inhabits low bushes, thorn trees.
	Diet:
	Feeds on lizards, geckos, small mammals, birds, snakes and even insects
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Not accessed. Rare. No serious threat observed.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Dewas (KWS). Elsewhere in India: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam and Tripura. Elsewhere outside: Bangladesh