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Oligodon arnensis
Non venomous but has a triangular head. Initially the shape of the head misled me into thinking it was a baby viper.
I understand it frequents termite hills and eats termites enters homes and gets killed too. I spotted it just outside my home; and yes, we have termites in the area.
The snake had come close to the sparrow's nest inside an unused pipe set in a wall. The male sparrow attacked it quite viciously. The snake was passive, belly-side up when I intervened to lift it up with a thin branch whereupon it vanished into the grassy verge. Seeing the sparrow's fight a common mynah and a crow had landed nearby but not joined the inter-species fight.
Spotted on Mar 24, 2013
Submitted on Apr 21, 2014
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