The black snake Dendrelaphis atra has been discovered on an island in Papua New Guinea; this species stands out for its ...

color and scale pattern were studied. Uniquely, atra tree snakes were found in areas heavily developed by humans, such as on a mining site and near buildings. As with the coal black tree snake ...

A stock image of a common bronzeback tree ... other related species, atra tree snakes—which are named after the Latin word for black "atra"—darken in color with age, Kraus noted.