{"id":103709,"date":"2026-05-16T13:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=103709"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:44:17","slug":"common-bronzeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/common-bronzeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Bronzeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Common Bronzeback Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rare species of snake, identified as the \u201cCommon Bronze-back Tree Snake\u201d, has been recently spotted in the Belrayan range of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Lakhimpur Kheri district.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Common Bronzeback<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>non-venomous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> species of <\/span><b>tree snake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found in <\/span><b>South and Southeast Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Dendrelaphis tristis\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Other Names: Indian Bronzeback Tree Snake and Daudin&#8217;s Bronzeback\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Common Bronzeback <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are found in <\/span><b>Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Bhutan.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They inhabit <\/span><b>dry forests, wet montane forests,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Himalayan foothills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can also occur in<\/span><b> rural and urban areas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in gardens and parks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>arboreal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and prefer the treetops to life on the ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Common Bronzeback <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>long, thin, and slender <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">snake with a <\/span><b>thin, long tail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is usually found in the 90-120 cm range.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>dorsal body <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>grey-brown <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a <\/span><b>bronze-colored line running right down its back.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>underbody <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and side body are <\/span><b>yellowish-white or pale yellow-orangish.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>head <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is typically <\/span><b>flat and elongated,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> clearly broader than the neck, and has<\/span><b> large eyes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a rounded pupil.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be easily <\/span><b>identified by checking a rounded whitish spot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the <\/span><b>top of the head.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Common Bronzeback <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Least Concern<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etvbharat.com\/en\/videos\/rare-common-bronzeback-tree-snake-spotted-in-up-dudhwa-tiger-reserve-enn26051506483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ETVB<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Bronzeback is a non-venomous species of tree snake found in South and Southeast Asia. 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