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Tawny Cat Snake

Boiga ochracea

Photo by ranbir.gurkha
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Field Notes

Description:

Slender brown snake with yellowish underbelly. The specimen was spotted in kalimpong, India...the area is under thick vegetative cover...i think it is a common rat snake..

Species ID Suggestions

tawny cat snake

Boiga ochracea
Gopal murali
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Comments (3)
Christiane
Thanks you ranbir.gurkha.. Snakes are ID by their Scale pattern.. to be 100 % sure.. like this one.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ptyas_gab_fbi.png.
ranbir.gurkha
Hi Christiane, i did wat u asked for...i think this is a common rat snake...but require confirmation..
Christiane
Please kindly indicate in the description where this beautiful snake was spotted, together with any info you may have. It will help members of our community with identification. :-)
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PublishedOctober 19, 2011

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