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Snakes of India
Of over 2000 species of snakes in the world, about 200 are found in India. These range from the worm snakes having a length of about 10 cm to the king cobras which are about 6 metres in length. They live in almost all habitats from the warm seas to semi-deserts, swamps, lakes and even in the Himalayan glaciers up to an elevation of about 5000 mts.
The Indian snakes can be summoned under these families...
NON-VENOMOUS SNAKES
- Blind snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) - Bronzebacked tree snake (Dendrelaphis tristis) - Buffstriped keelback (Amphiesma stolata) - Checkered keelback (Xenochrophis piscator) - Common kukri (Oligodon arnensis) - Common Sand Boa (Eryx conicus) - Dog-faced Watersnake (Cerberus rhynchops) - Green keelback (Macropisthodon plumbicolor) - Indian Rock Python (Python molurus) - Rat snakes (Ptyas mucosa) - Trinket snake (Coelognathus helena helena) - Variegated or Russell's kukri (Oligodon taeniolatus) - Vine snake (Ahaetulla nasutus) - Wolf snake (Lycodon aulicus) - Worm Snake (Typhlina bramina)
VENOMOUS SNAKES
- King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) - Cobra (Naja naja) - Monocled Cobra (Naja naja kaouthia) - Common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) - Banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) - Saw scaled viper (Echis carinatus) - Russell's viper or Chain Viper (Vipera russelii) - Coral Snake (Callophis melanurus) - Bamboo pit viper (Trimeresurus gramineus)
Most Wanted !!!
These snake will be on the list soon . . .
- Perrotet's Shield-tail Snake - Red Sand Boa - Olive Keelback Watersnake - Banded Racer - Royal Snake - Flying Snake - Common Cat Snake - Hook-nosed Sea Snake - Bamboo Pit Viper - Slender Worm Snake (Typhilina porrectus) - Pied-belly Shield-tail Snake (Melanophidium punctatum) - Nilgiri Shield-tail Snake(Uropeltis ocellatus) - Regal Python (Python reticulatus) - Khasi Earth Snake (Stoliczkaia khasiensis) - Olive Forest Snake (Rhabdops olivaceus) - Glossy Marsh Snake (Gerarda prevostiana)
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