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Striped Keelback

Amphiesma stolatum

Description:

Non Venomous

Habitat:

Grass fields.

Notes:

Non-venomous and quite a beautiful and gentle snake. Good one for amateur snake handlers. It is a common snake around our place.

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6 Comments

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 12 years ago

yes ashish, u are right. i shall be uploading the full picture of the snake which is not handled. :)

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

We called it Buff stripped Keelback which has little different colours find in India
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/638...

ScottRasmussen
ScottRasmussen 12 years ago

That's a lovely snake. It looks a lot like the common garter snake here in the U.S.

Annelies
Annelies 12 years ago

Haha indeed, they do! ^ ^

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 12 years ago

thanks lizzy. To me, even the eyes look cute. :)

Annelies
Annelies 12 years ago

That's one cute little snake :) Those angry looking eyes... hilarious!

ChimeTsetan
Spotted by
ChimeTsetan

Hubballi, Goa, India

Spotted on Jul 5, 2011
Submitted on Jul 5, 2011

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