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Common Indian Cat Snake
Boiga Trigonata ( Semi Venomous )

B. trigonata has anterior palatine and mandibular teeth scarcely larger than the posterior. Its eyes are as long as the distance from its nostril; the rostral is broader than deep with the internasal scales shorter than theprefrontal scales. The frontal scales are longer than their distance from the end of the snout and shorter than theparietal scales. The loreals are as long as they are deep, or, they can be deeper than they are long. B. trigonata's one preocular does not extend to the upper surface of the head. The species has two postoculars, temporals 2+3, and 8 upper labials, with the third, fourth, and fifth entering the eye. They can have 4 or 5 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are about as long as the posterior. B. trigonata's body is moderately laterally compressed with smooth dorsal scales in 21 (or rarely 19) rows, with apical pits, disposed obliquely, with the vertebrals very feebly enlarged. There are 229-269 ventral scales, 79-92 divided subcaudal scales, and a single a**l scale.

B. trigonata has a yellowish-olive or pale grey colour along the back and a white black-edged zigzag band along the length of the head with two brown bands edged with black, diverging posteriorly. The belly is white and can have a series of small brown spots along each side.

The total length is around 3 feet (91 cm) with a 7 inch (18 cm) tail.

Food : mostly geckos, lizards , small rodents, frogs

Distribution : All over India

Temperament : Attacks when provoked

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Commom Sand Boa ( Non Venomous )
( Eryx Conicus )

Characteristics for identification↘
It can be easily identified by its
❕ Small head
❕Thick & robust body
❕Dorsally marked with irregular patches
❕Very rough looking thick tail.

Distribution ↘
Found in whole of India excluding North-east states after North-Bengal, The Easternmost boundary of this species is in West Bengal's Southern parts. States- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, West Bengal.

Habitat↘
Habitat includes agricultural lands, gardens, unused lands having sandy soil and rat holes. hides in cracks, mounds, rat holes, brick piles, rock piles etc.

Natural History↘
Locomotion very slow and lethargic. Behaviour usually non-offensive and try to escape first. Makes a coil to hide head in defence. In aggressive mood it flattens whole body and throw it into and open coil with head ready to strike. Unlike its normal behaviour, it strikes in surprising way and can give painful bite if successfully get any body part of enemy. Viviparous. Female directly gives birth to 5-8 young during post summer and starting monsoon months.

Diet ↘
Feed mostly on rodents, birds and other snakes; juveniles feeds on insects and lizards also. Always kill its pray by muscular constriction.

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