Thursday 7 June 2012

TROPIDONOTUS-NON-POISONOUS SNAKES

TROPIDONOTUS-This is common snake found in pond,or also called grass snake.It feeds on frogs,toads,fish. Body is stout,cylindrical and 1 meter long.Body is rough due to keeled scales. Colour is yellow or brown with black spots. e.g T.quincunciatus,two black streaks run behind from each eye. It is not harmless.
LYCODON-The maxillary fangs are not grooved but adapted for catching these slippery lizards.Colour is brown above with white cross bars all over the body.e.g wolf snake grows to 60 cm.The ridge runs along the sides of abdomen and tail.Incolouration it mimics the poisonous krait, but is non-poisonous.
DRYOPHIS-The whip snake has excessively slender body like the cord .Head is narrow,long with a tapering snout.Pupil is horizintal.posterior fang like maxillary,teeth is grooved.Having green colour.It is viviparour and feed on small birds and reptiles.The non-poisonous snake its saliva is weakly poisonous so they was able to kill small animals.

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