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Adults of I. braminus measure 2–4 inches (5.1–10.2 cm) long, uncommonly to 6 inches (15 cm), making it the smallest known snake species. The head and tail are superficially similar as the head and neck are indistinct. Unlike other snakes, the head scales resemble the body scales. The eyes are barely discernible as small dots under the head ...
Banded sea snake Hydrophis fasciatus (Schneider, 1799) Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Malay region; Hydrophis inornatus (Gray, 1849) Kloss' sea snake Hydrophis klossi Boulenger, 1912; Bombay sea snake Hydrophis mamillaris Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka; Black-banded sea snake Hydrophis nigrocinctus India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
The female of this snake species, T. carlae, produces only one large egg at a time. The emerging offspring is about half the length of the mother. [8] Small species of snakes such as T. carlae have relatively large new-born offspring compared to adults. The offspring of the largest snakes are only one-tenth the length of an adult, whereas ...
The Vellore bridal snake (Lycodon nympha) is a species of snake found in southern India and Sri Lanka. Bridle snakes are so named because of the resemblance of their slim bodies to the reins or 'bridle' used to control horses. Characteristics: A small snake with a glossy black or dark brown colouration.
All snakes are strictly carnivorous, preying on small animals including lizards, frogs, other snakes, small mammals, birds, eggs, fish, snails, worms, and insects. [26]: 81 [27] [101] Snakes cannot bite or tear their food to pieces so must swallow their prey whole. The eating habits of a snake are largely influenced by body size; smaller snakes ...
Plectrurus perrotetii, commonly known as the Nilgiri burrowing snake or Perrotet's shield-tail snake, [1] is a species of harmless snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India . Etymology
A small snake, P. nuchalis may attain a total length of 45 cm (18 in), which includes a tail 5.5 cm (2.2 in) long. Dorsally it is blackish brown, with many of the dorsal scales edged with black. On the neck there is a broad black chevron, pointing forward, to which the specific name, nuchalis, refers. Ventrally it is yellowish, marked with black.
A 1 metre (3.3 ft) male specimen caught in Maharashtra, India (near Paud 09/16/13) whipped its tail when agitated. The same specimen was easily handled and carried around the collector's neck without incident. A snake exhibiting signature threat posturing