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Xenochrophis piscator
Common. Non venomous. Baby snake. Greenish-yellowish base colour with-blackish patterns.
I saw the ripples in the water first ...then I saw it glide forward to rest its chin on some plastic floating in the water. I was on the land by the side of this lake-like pond and I moved a little to get a clearer shot...it saw the movement and vanished under water. Urban habitat.
Don't miss the plastic packets in the lake...most have flowers used for worship, which faith dictates cannot be thrown in garbage...so these get thrown into waterbodies and rivers. I have seen snakes drowned in such packets..they probably got hopelessly entangled and could not come up to breathe.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2017
Submitted on Jun 24, 2017
5 Comments
Sukanya, I totally understand. Here in the tribe there is hardly a family that hasn't lost someone to snakebite, so their fear of snakes (and hatred) is justified. I have had very limited success in teaching them the difference between a good snake (dead in their eyes) and a venomous one, that I don't try to talk them out of killing. Of the 80+ species I've had here, only 15 are venomous.
Thank you Tukup...I have to be careful with snake shots...be sneaky...not attract other people's attention....or else it will be kill the snake!
I am a huge herpetofauna fan so had to "favorite" the first snake I saw in your pictures. I'm sure I'll see more, but this is a good start. Thanks for sharing Sukanya.
Thanks Chief...almost all the packets contain flowers that have been used for worship; so these are thrown into water (pure place)...no amount of explanation helps...pollution grows....how to fight faith?
Our childhood 'friend' in the backwaters in Kerala. So sorry to see those garbage.