The Indian Smooth Snake
Coronella brachyura is a rare and endemic snake species found in India. I am not sure if there are any species of smooth snakes around the world, but you can find them in India.
I was very eager to touch this snake and wanted to feel it in my hands, not because it is rare or looks beautiful but because I wanted to know why it is known as the Smooth Snake. There are many other Indian snakes with smooth scales but the day I handled it I realized that this snake is something different.
The Indian smooth snake can be identified by its elongated head, greyish-brown dorsal body sometimes bearing darker stripes on side dorsal and shorter tail. The body is slender with shiny smooth scales of same size with brown color. The average length of this snake is 50cm and maximum length is 77cm and it feeds geckos, skinks and small rodents.
This snake is very simple and doesn’t have a beautiful color pattern, but once you touch this snake or handle it you will realize where the beauty of this snake lies.
Photo by: Saleel Gharpure
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