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IDENTIFICATION OF VENOMOUS SNAKES IN SRI LANKA
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SNAKES OF SRI LAKNA
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CLASSIFICATION
EARTH SNAKES CONSTRICTORS COLUBRIDES ELAPIDS VIPERS
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CLASSIFICATION
EARTH SNAKES CONSTRICTORS COLUBRIDES ELAPIDS VIPERS
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PARTS OF A SNAKE
HEAD
TAIL
BODYUdaya de Silva 7
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BODY
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TAIL
ELAPIDS
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TAIL
ELAPIDS
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VIPERS
ELAPIDSUdaya de Silva 14
SCALES
HEAD SCALES
BODY SCALESSUBCAUDALS
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VIPERS
ELAPIDS
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BODY SCALESVERTEBRALS
COSTALS
COSTALS
VENTRALSUdaya de Silva 17
VERTEBTALS
COLUBRIDESUdaya de Silva
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SUBCAUDALS ELAPIDS COLUBRIDES
UNISERIALUdaya de Silva
BISERIAL19
SUBCAUDALS COLUBRIDES ELAPIDS
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BODY MARKINGS
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POISONOUS SNAKES IN SRI LANKASEA SNAKES VIPERS Russells viper Saw scaled viper Hump nosed viper Green pit viper ELAPIDS Cobra Krait
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OTHER COMMON SNAKES IN SRI LANKA
Rat snake Cat snake ( Boiga ) Ceylon Wolf Snake Blossom krait Green whip snake Earth snakes Slender coral snake Fresh water snakeUdaya de Silva 23
EARTH SNAKES Blind snakes Difficult to differentiate anterior and posterior ends
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PYTHONLarge snakes constrictors Characteristic irregular brown quadrate marking along the body
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COBRA Naja najaLarge elapids Characteristic marking on the head Vertdebrals are not enlarged
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COBRA Naja naja
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KRAIT ( Bangarus )
Typical elapids Brown/Black body with white bands
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SRI LANKAN KRAIT ( Bangarus ceylonicus )Relatively small : 2-3 feet White bands encircles whole body
Can be confused with Ceylon Wolf SnakeUdaya de Silva 29
COMMON KRAIT ( Bangarus caeruleus ) Larger than Sri lanken Krait : 4-5 feet White bands in pairs only on the dorsum of the body Belly is white
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CEYLON WOLF SNAKE
Can be confused with Sri Lankan KraitUdaya de Silva 33
CEYLON WOLF SNAKE
Typical colubride White bands on black body Subcaudals are single
Can be confused with Sri Lankan KraitUdaya de Silva 34
RUSSELLS VIPER ( Vipera russelli )
Largest viper : 5-6 feets There are 03 raws of characteristic beautiful regular oval marks Inverted V shape mark on the head
Can be confused with Small pythonUdaya de Silva 35
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SAW SCALED VIPER( Echis carinatus )
Small viper : 2-3 feet Sandy brown in colour Serrated costal scalesCharacteristic Bird foot/Cross marking on the head
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SAW SCALED VIPER( Echis carinatus )
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SAW SCALED VIPER
( Echis carinatus ) Small viper : 2-3 feet Sandy brown in colourSerrated costal scales
Characteristic Bird foot/Cross marking on the head
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Hump nosed viper ( Hypnale hypnale )
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Hump nosed viper ( Hypnale hypnale )
Typical ViperHead scales are large ( Exception ) Brown mottled appearance Humped nose
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CAT SNAKETypical colubride Head oval but narrow neck
( Boiga )
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VIPERS
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RAT SNAKE Large colubride : 6 feet Edges of scales are well defined
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GREEN PIT VIPER (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus )
Typical viperLarge : 4-5 feet
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GREEN PIT VIPER (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus )
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SEA SNAKES Tail is flat in sides like in a fish
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BODY
VIPERS ELAPIDSUdaya de Silva 50
TAIL
ELAPIDS
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TAIL
ELAPIDS
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VIPERS
ELAPIDSUdaya de Silva 54
SCALES
HEAD SCALES
BODY SCALESSUBCAUDALS
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VIPERS
ELAPIDS
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BODY SCALESVERTEBRALS
COSTALS
COSTALS
VENTRALSUdaya de Silva 57
VERTEBTALS
COLUBRIDESUdaya de Silva
ELAPIDS58
SUBCAUDALS
UNISERIALUdaya de Silva
BISERIAL59
SUBCAUDALS
DOUBLEUdaya de Silva
SINGLE60
BODY MARKINGS
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SNAKES OF SRI LAKNA
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THANK YOUUdaya de Silva 65