7 Real Snakes That Glide Through the Air

Snakes That Soar Through Trees Radiocity By Radiocity Team Published Jul 08, 2025 [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Paradise Flying Snake This vibrant snake flattens its body and launches from trees, gliding up to 30 meters through the air—common in Southeast Asia. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Golden Tree Snake Known for its bright green and yellow scales, it glides between trees while hunting or escaping threats in forests of India and Sri Lanka. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Twin-Barred Tree Snake Found in parts of Southeast Asia, it’s smaller than its relatives but just as agile in aerial gliding through jungle canopies. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Sri Lankan Flying Snake A regional variety of the golden tree snake, this glider uses rapid side-to-side motion to stay aloft while traveling from tree to tree. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Chrysopelea taprobanica Native to southern India and Sri Lanka, this lesser-known species glides efficiently and prefers dense forest canopies. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

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