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Green keelback

Macrophisthodon plumbicolor

Description:

This green snake came out from below some crates that had been unloaded a couple of days earlier. No doubt it had crept in from the surrounding foliage.

Habitat:

Near the peak of Gurushikhar, Aravalli mountains, edge of the Thar desert of Rajasthan

Notes:

After moving around for a while, it disappeared back into the surrounding bushes..

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4 Comments

Shashikiran
Shashikiran 11 years ago

Thanks chimetsetan for your comment

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 11 years ago

lovely juvenile GKB. I only found a single specimen of adult here in south once. I guess its rare chance to find one.

Shashikiran
Shashikiran 11 years ago

Thanks namitha

namitha
namitha 11 years ago

Cool find!

Shashikiran
Spotted by
Shashikiran

Rajasthan, India

Spotted on Oct 19, 2010
Submitted on Sep 14, 2013

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