ID please

[Neeraj Gade]

Hi guys,

Long time !!

Back with an unfortunate road kill though.

ID ??

Place - Mahabaleshwar

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Neeraj Deepak Gade, 

Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA.

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[Saurabh Sawant]

How long was this? It's a Calliophis sp.

Regards,
Saurabh

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[Neeraj Gade]

Thanks for the ID Saurabh.

Shouldnt be longer than 3feet. Is it venomous?

Regards,

Neeraj Gade

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[Saurabh Sawant]

Yes, highly venomous.

Regards,
Saurabh

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[Neeraj Gade]

Oops. The worst thing is, he died in front of me. Just took a U-turn to confirm if I have seen a snake, I came back and two cars passed over this poor creature. Thanks for the info though !!

[srinath84 .]

Its a Kukri snake ..dont know which species is it

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[Gaurav Dhotre]

Looking at the pic....it looks like Dumeri's Black Headed Snake. ( Sibynophis subpunctatus ).

[Gaurav Dhotre]

Dumeril's Black headed snake

[Saurabh Sawant]

Shyam Kaundinya's snake is only a Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa). It would be great if necessary details such as location and date are mentioned with posts along with different subject lines to avoid these confusions.

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[Neeraj Gade]

Still couldn't find any pic matching to mine on the Google, if compared with the ID names given. Anybody has a spot on answer?

Some website said its a non-venomous snake.

[Saurabh Sawant]

Neeraj,

Your specimen is a certainly a Calliophis sp. There are variations. Check some of the C. nigriscens. I'm not sure whether others are posting to your query or the other picture posted of a Rat Snake.

Regards,
Saurabh

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[Gaurav Dhotre]

Neeraj.........Saurabh is right its Striped Coral Snake. I was not able to see your pic in my mobile phone. But what Saurabh is saying its Calliophis nigriscens is right. Belly scales which are red are visible.

[PARIKSHIT GHOSH]

Hi Neeraj,

On first sight looks like Calliophis sp. Unlikely its Dumeri's Black Headed considering the later should have a longer tapering tail.Next time you photograph a dead snake please place a pen or any common object beside the snake and take atleast one pic with both the snake and the object in frame. This gives a good idea of scaling and it one can get an idea of length.

Thnks

On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 11:30 PM, Neeraj Gade <neern...@gmail.com> wrote:

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