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Gunther's narrow headed snake attacked by ants

Xylophis stenorhynchus

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Gunther's narrow headed snake

Xylophis stenorhynchus
Gopal murali
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Comments (2)
Ashok N Pulliyerengi
thank you gopal :) i got this in my moms village 40kms from trivandrum place called kulasekaram ...close to pechiparai reservoir ....
Gopal murali
It doesn't looks like a cobra..should be Xylophis stenorhynchus(Gunther's narrow headed snake) as head s narrow and depressed..do u have any other clear picture of it??because its distribution area doesn't match with current location..

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2012

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