Green rat snake
Family : Colubridae
Genus : Ptyas
Species : P.nigromarginatus
Scientific name : Ptyas nigromarginnatus
Common name : Green rat snake
This species are supposed to be 1.5 meters long at the maturity but they are
found up to 2.5 meter long. This species has elongate head which is distinct
from neck, large in length , elongated, cylindrical body with long tail. Pupil is
round in large eyes . Laterally smooth 4 to 6 rows keeled Dorsal scales with
apical pit . Ventrals are rounded.
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| Green rat snake (Ptyas nigromarginatus) |
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| Sunil Sapkota Exposing the Ptyas nigromarginatus |
This snake was collected by Bal Krishna Koirala from the road toward Punakha to Gasa. I helped my friends to learn snake handling. Thanks to the cool Green Rat Snake.
hey just spotted a snake, quite like a rattle but no rattle, at tshemasham in drain.what type of snake could we possibly find there.
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