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20/06/2015

Family: Colubridae

Genus: Argyrogena

Common name: Banded Racer (Non Venomous)

Scientific name: Argyrogena fasciolata (Shaw, 1802)

Species: A. Fasciolata

Birth: 150mm (6 in)

Adults: 750mm (30 in)

Maximum: 1347 mm (53 in)

Region: This snake found in many part of India. Also found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Description: Snout obtuse, curved and prominent; rostral large, broader than wide, the
portion visible from above more than half its length from the frontal; suture between the
internasals as long as that between the prefrontals or a little shorter; frontal nearly as
long as its distance from the end of the snout, or as the parietals; loreal as long as deep
or longer than deep; one pre-ocular, usually with a small subocular below; two or three
postoculars; temporals 2+2 or 2+3; upper labials 8, fourth and fifth entering the eye; 4 or
5 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; posterior chin-shields nearly as
long as the anterior, separated from each other by two or three series of scales. Dorsals
smooth, in 21 or 23 rows. Ventrals 197-225; a**l divided; subcaudals 73-88. Yellowish or
brownish olive above, with narrow white, brown, and black variegated cross bands on the
anterior half of the body; these bands may entirely disappear in the adult; lower parts
uniform yellowish.

04/06/2015

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

02/06/2015

Summer Time Sadness

11/05/2015

Common Sand Boa.
Gongylophis conicus
( Non-Venomous)

01/05/2015

In Gujrat it's 45°C and little squirrel is laying on wet ground to get cool down.

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06/02/2015

Some Myths and Facts

Snakes like fragrance & hence they dwell on flowery plants like 'Kevada' [pandanus], 'Rat-Rani' & Chafa'.

Fact =- The snake have ability to smell And they are really very good at it. But their interest is much confined to finding prey & protecting themselves from enemy. The truth is that above mentioned plants are flowery with brilliant fragrance which attracts many insect, butterflies which in turn brings in their predators like lizards, geckos etc. which is off course irresistible
invitation for snakes to feed and hide, as these plants provide snake, suitable shelter / accommodation too. But it doesn't mean that snakes like fragrance.

06/02/2015

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01/02/2015

🐯 INDIA HAS AROUND 70% OF THE WORLD'S TIGER POPULATION AROUND 3000 TIGERS 🐯

India’s tiger population jumped 30% in four years, census figures showed on Tuesday, signalling that government conservation efforts over the past decade to crack down on rampant poaching and dwindling habitats have paid off.

Latest estimates show 2,226 tigers roamed forest reserves in the country in 2014, up sharply from 1,706 in 2010. With this, India has around 70% of the world’s around 3,000 tigers, said environment minister Prakash Javadekar.

"While tiger population is falling in the world, it is rising in India. It is great news," he said.

India’s tiger numbers dwindled to a low of 1,411 in 2006, when the first scientific census was conducted, as widespread poaching, shrinking habitats from deforestation, prey depletion and poor management of India’s 47 tiger reserves took its toll on the big cat.

Since then, concerted efforts to stem the lucrative trade in tiger skin and body parts, and limiting human-animal contact seem to have turned the tide. Tiger organs and bones fetch high prices on the black market because of demand driven by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners.

The latest report -- based on camera traps and DNA testing of tiger s**t --- found the tiger population had stabilised in most reserves that have almost reached the maximum number of felines they could sustain. HT was the first to report this on January 10.

The study, details of which will be released in March, – covered five major landscapes – the Shivalik-Gangetic Plains, Central India and the Eastern Ghats, the Western Ghats, North-Eastern India and the Sunderbans.

Ravi Singh, secretary general of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), said the success story demonstrated the impact of political will, science and field effort coming together.

The model should be replicated to protect other wildlife species such as the great indian bustard, the snow leopard and the hangul, experts added.

But former environment minister Jairam Ramesh, who initiated several pro-tiger initiatives, cautioned against complacency. “There are huge man-made and policy-induced threats,” he said, a reference to the NDA government’s dilution of green laws.

Former member of the National Board for Wildlife Prerna Bindra termed the spike “excellent news” but cautioned that, among other things, a strong policy and legal framework had enabled the big cat to survive.

“Diluting the laws or impinging on tiger habitat with development or infrastructure projects will endanger the tigers and our hard-won leadership in tiger conservation,” she added.

Karnataka was home to the maximum number of tigers, the census said, emerging among the biggest gainers in big cat numbers alongside Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The 11,000 sq km of the Mudumalai-Bandipur-Nagarhole complex now has the world’s largest population of a particular species of tiger, 570, the report said.

The roar, however, seemed absent in the traditional home of the tiger, Madhya Pradesh. The state now has 308 tigers as compared to 406 in Karnataka and 340 in Uttarakhand.

“The population has also stabilised in the Sunderbans with 76 tiger estimated,” said Jhala said. He added that the highest tiger density was found in Uttarakhand’S Corbett National Park in and Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.

Bad news also came out of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand that witnessed a dip in tiger population on account of poor management in habitats, especially in Maoist-affected areas.

The report said the increase in tiger numbers was far outpacing that of lions. “The annual increase in tiger population was about 6%, as compared to about 4-5% for lions in Gujarat’s Gir National Park,” said YV Jhala of the Widlife Institute of India.

31/01/2015

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23/01/2015

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17/01/2015

The World Is A Dangerous Place,
Not Because Those Who Do Evil,
But Because Of Those Who Look On & Do Nothing

Banded Kukri ( Non-Venomouse )
oligodon arnensis

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27/12/2014

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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20/12/2014

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Commom Wolf Snake ( Lycodon Aulicus )
( Non-Venomous )

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19/12/2014

Snake venom is highly modified saliva containing zootoxins that facilitates the immobilization and digestion of prey, and defends against a threat. It is injected by unique fangs after a bite but some species are also able to spit.

The glands that secrete the zootoxins are a modification of the parotid salivary glandfound in other vertebrates and are usually situated on each side of the head, below and behind the eye and encapsulated in a muscular sheath. The glands have largealveoli in which the synthesized venom is stored before being conveyed by a duct to the base of channeled or tubular fangs through which it is ejected.

Venoms contain more than 20 different compounds, mostly proteins and polypeptides. A complex mixture of proteins, enzymes, and various other substances with toxic and lethal properties serves to immobilize the prey animal, enzymes play an important role in the digestion of prey, and various other substances are responsible for important but non-lethal biological effects. Some of the proteins in snake venom have very specific effects on various biological functions including blood coagulation, blood pressure regulation, transmission of the nervous or muscular impulse and have been developed for use as pharmacological or diagnostic tools or even useful drugs.