On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

He was particularly interested in a group of tree ... snakes are considered “large,” reaching about 4 feet, 8 inches long, the study said. They have black eyes with a “uniformly white ...

he found more large snakes with white chins, black eyes and black coloring, though these slightly smaller 4-foot, 1-inch reptiles lacked the same lustrous sheen as the coal black tree snakes of ...