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Shaw's Wolf Snake

Lycodon osmanhilli

Description:

scales smooth.light chocolate brown in color with flower like spots between them which is light cream in color.Head distinct from body but smaller when compared to common wolf(Lycodon aulicus).spots becomes less distinguishable when it ages.very aggressive cant hold of it in a place were in common wolf it will easily coils around and does not move.even in worse case this snake may give death roll similar to a crocodile.

Habitat:

wood and rock piles.It was crawling along the road when it was spotted.

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1 Comment

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Grandiosas escamas!!

Gopal murali
Spotted by
Gopal murali

Thanjavur (தஞ்சாவூர்), Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Aug 15, 2011
Submitted on Jul 27, 2012

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