Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila), part of the colubridae family (rear fanged) is considered as mildly venomous. Such a spectacular coloured species to work with, incredibly nervous and defensive when intimidated. Footage coming soon So today I'm going to talk about one of my favorite genus of snakes, mangrove snakes! When most snake people think of mangrove snakes, they think of boiga dendrophilia dendrophilia otherwise known Immaculate Western Mangrove Cat snake from my recent Thailand expedition , None of us had been to this region of southern Thailand before, so it was a bit of a mystery what we might encounter along mangrove snake ( boiga dendrophila melanota ) Ming Kong Lim Flickr 126 Boiga Dendrophila Stock Photos, High Res Pictures, and Images Getty Images