Mildly-venomous
Common Name: Mock viper
Odia Name: ମିଛ ବୋଡା
Zoological Name: Psammodynastes pulverulentus
Family: Colubridae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II
Cylindrical body, smooth scales. ‘Viper-like’ head broader than neck, top of head has three or four long, dark. symmetrical lines. Short snout. Large eye with a vertically elliptical pupil, at times appears round. Body color varies from yellowish, reddish, pale to dark brown or grayish-black. Underside glossy, powdered with brown, pink or gray.
Look-alikes: Himalayan pit viper
