Non-venomous
Common Name: BANDED RACER
Odia Name: ବୋଇଲ
Zoological Name: Platyceps plinii
Family: Colubridae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II
Smooth scales. Light or dark brown body. Juveniles with prominent white head markings and white cross-bands. As they grow old bands disappear. Adults usually without bands. (Earlier it was known as Argyrogena fasciolata)
Look-alikes: Spectacled Cobra
Indian Rat Snake
Non-venomous
Common Name: ARROW-HEADED TRINKET
Odia Name: ସୁନ୍ଦରୀ ସାପ
Zoological Name: Coelognathus helena nigriangularis
Family: Colubridae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II
Quite similar in appearance with Common Trinket (C. h. helena). But can be easily differentiated from common trinket by the presence of the prominent inverted V or Y mark on the head.
Look-alikes: Common trinket snake
Non-venomous
Common Name: COMMON TRINKET SNAKE
Odia Name: ସୁନ୍ଦରୀ ସାପ
Zoological Name: Coelognathushelena helena
Family: Colubridae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II
Slender bodied, scales smooth on sides, weekly keeled towards hind body and tail. Brown or olive with transverse bands and/or blotches on the sides; 2 dark narrow lines in the neck. In the hind body two prominent dark brown or black stripes continue onto tail.
Look-alikes: Striped Keelback
Arrow-headed trinket
Non-venomous
Common Name: COPPER-HEADED TRINKET
Odia Name: ତମ୍ବା ମୁଣ୍ଡିଆ ଟ୍ରିଙ୍କେଟ୍
Zoological Name: Coelognathus Radiatus
Family: Colubridae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II
Greyish-brown or yellowish-brown body with four black stripes on the fore body (sometimes also midbody). Head copper-brown, with 3 black radiating lines from the eyes.
Look-alikes: Common trinket
Non-venomous
Common Name: COMMON SAND BOA
Odia Name: ବାଲି ବୋଆ
Zoological Name: Eryx conicus
Family: Erycidae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II
Short and thick-bodied. Scales of head and tail strongly keeled. Very short tail. Irregular dark brown or reddish-brown blotches on body; sometimes joined to form a zig-zag band. Often mistaken as Russell’s viper or baby Python.
Look-alikes: Indian Rock Python
Russell’s Viper
Banded Racer
Non-venomous
Common Name: RED SAND BOA
Odia Name: ଦୋମୁଣ୍ଡିଆ
Zoological Name: Eryx johnii
Family: Erycidae
WL(P)A – Schedule – I
Thick-bodied, smooth-scaled. Adults grey, brownish red or dark brown. Sometimes with a black banded tail. Very blunt tail with rounded tip resembles the head that has given rise to the myth of two-headed snake.
Look-alikes: Blind snake
Non-venomous
Common Name: Brahminy worm snake
Odia Name: ତେଲି ସାପ / ଅନ୍ଧୁଣୀ ସାପ
Zoological Name: Indotyphlops braminus
Family: Typhlopidae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II
Uniform reddish-brown glossy body. Headsame width as body. Eyes appear as black dot. Generally mistaken for a worm, but a close look reveals the scales, eyes and tiny tongue.
Look-alikes: Nil
Non-venomous
Common Name: FILE SNAKE
Odia Name: ଫାଇଲ୍ ସାପ
Zoological Name: Acrochordus granulatus
Family: Acrochordidae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II
Stout body covered with small, rough. file-like scales. Skin loose/baggy. Head short and blunt; nostrils and extremely small eyes situated on upper surface or head. Alternate grey and cross-bands on the body.
Look-alikes: Nil
Non-venomous
Common Name: Indian Rock Python
Odia Name: ଅଜଗର
Zoological Name: Python Molurus
Family: Pythonidae
WL(P)A – Schedule – I
Thick-bodied and smooth scaled. Lance-shaped head. Heat sensitive pits on the upper lip. Two dark streaks on both side of head – one below, the other through/behind eye. Asymmetrical yellowish to dark brown, black-edged blotches on body.
Warning – Large pythons can pose danger to human.
Non-venomous
Common Name: Burmese Python
Odia Name: ବର୍ମା ଅଜଗର
Zoological Name: Python Bivittatus
Family: Pythonidae
WL(P)A – Schedule – I
Thick-bodied and smooth scaled. Lance-shaped head. Heat sensitive pits on the upper lip. Two dark streaks on both side of head – one below, the other through/behind eye. The arrow head (V mark) on head extends to the rostral; sub-ocular scales separates eye from supra-labial scales.
Warning – Large pythons can pose danger to human.
Look-alikes: Russell’s Viper
Indian Rock python