Travancore Wolf Snake (Lycodon travancoricus): facts, sounds & photos

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Travancore Wolf Snake (Lycodon travancoricus) lives in high-elevation wet forests across Peninsular India. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Travancore Wolf Snake

Adults may attain up to 60 cm (about 24 in) in total length, with a tail measuring about 12.5 cm (just under 5 in).
Its back is dark brown or black with white crossbands, and the upper lip is brown or white-spotted with brown.
The snake has 17 rows of smooth dorsal scales, 175–202 ventral scales, and 56–76 subcaudal scales, usually paired.
It occurs in wet high-elevation forests of the Western and Eastern Ghats and is also found in the Maldives.

RangePeninsular India

Habitathigh-elevation wet forests

Dietdiet unknown

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