Non-poisonous Snakes
- Common Blind Snake or Worm Snake Typhus braminus many
- Pune Shieldtail Uropeltis phipsoni 2
- Common Ratsnake Ptyas mucosus many
- Common Trinket Elaphe helena 4
- Common Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus 6
- Checkered Keelback Natrix piscator 2
- Green Keelback Macropisthodon plumbicolor many
- Blackhead Snake Sibynophis subpunctatus 2
- Banded Racer Coluber fasciolatus 2
- Banded Kukri Oligodon arnensis 1
- Russel's Viper Vipera russeli many
- Binocellate Cobra Naja naja many
- Common Krait Bungarus caeruleus 3
The number in the badges indicates the number of specimens caught in the last five years. Many indicates that the number of specimens caught is greater than 10. Russel's Viper and Green Keelback are probably the commonest snakes on campus. The Banded Kukri is the rarest. Almost all the snakes were caught in the vicinity of IUCAA or NCRA campuses of the University of Pune, India.
Warning
A snakebite by a poisonous snake is very dangerous. First aid should be administered immediately and the patient should seek urgent medical attention.
Related Pages
- A continuously updated list of snakes caught by us is available.
- Wouldn't you like to know how these snakes were caught?