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Checkered Keelback

Xenochrophis piscator

Description:

Seen sleeping in a well next to some Indian Bullfrogs. I had seen the same snake gnawing on a fish which was tied to a hook, in Gujarat. The link to that spotting is http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/116...

Habitat:

Seen in a well. Same place as this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/916...

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5 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

:-)

Jasmine123
Jasmine123 11 years ago

Uuuuuuu? Help!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Thanks Yogesh for the comment and for allowing me to use my camera in your premises! Thanks Alice, I had not noticed that he had shed his skin. This snake is seen lying in the well.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

It looks like it has just shed his skin. The local black snake likes to climb a low tree to rub his off.

YogeshSave
YogeshSave 11 years ago

super sir!!

Wild Things
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Wild Things

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Jun 16, 2012
Submitted on Jun 21, 2012

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