and bright red head and tail. They are found in Southeast Asia. The blue coral snake paralyses its victims with its toxic bite, preferably other snakes. The species is shy and normally avoids any ...

Silvery-blue with dark bands, one of the world’s most venomous snakes, found in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. Glossy olive or purple-brown, aggressive when provoked, found in coral reefs around ...

Its tongue “is bluish-black with tiny light blue dots.” Photos show the blotchy brown coloring of the new species, which is “similar to that of the tree branches it inhabits.” The snake also has ...

The snake also has “bright blue” skin in between its scales, which is only “visible when inflated.” A Dendrelaphis thasuni, or Thasun’s bronzeback, showing its inflated defense mechanism.