Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803) Common Bronze back Tree Snake	Diagnostic characters:
	A long, slender, smooth-scaled snake; head distinctly broader than neck; snout bluntly rounded; eyes large with round pupil; tail very long, thin and wire-like; vertebrates enlarge; ventrals and caudals laterally keeled. Bronze-brown or purplish-brown back with a dark-brown or black stripe on either side of body; indistinct black streak behind eye. SVL: 1000mm.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Diurnal, arboreal; inhabits low bushes and thorn trees
	Diet:
	Feeds on frogs, garden lizards, geckos and small birds
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Not accessed. Uncommon.  No serious threat observed.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Chhattarpur, Dindori, Jabalpur, Seoni (PTR), Mandla (KTR), Dewas (KWS), Nimach (GWS) and Sagar (NDWS).  India: throughout peninsular India, upto Punjab in northwest and West Bengal in the northeast. Elsewhere outside: Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka