Barnes' cat snake

පදුරු මාපිලා · paduru mapila

Boiga barnesii

Mildly venomous Endemic

A slender endemic cat snake of wet-zone forests.

How to identify

1Slender body, vertical pupils

2Reddish-brown with dark saddles

3Restricted to wet-zone forest

Good to know

Mildly venomous (rear-fanged); only local effects. Clean the wound and monitor.

Up to 0.8 m

Length

Nocturnal & arboreal

Active

Lizards and frogs

Diet

Where it's found

Wet zoneHill country

Lowland and mid-hill rainforest.