Scientific name
Ptyas mucosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alternate names
New Guinea bockadam, South Asian bockadam, Bockadam snake
Order
Squamata
Family
Colubridae
IUCN Read List Category
Least Concern
Distinguishing Morphological Features
Snout obtuse, slightly projecting; eye large. Brown above, frequently with
more or less distinct black crossbands on the posterior part of the body and
on the tail; young usually with light crossbands on the front half of the body.
Lower surface yellowish; the posterior ventral and the caudal shields may be
edged with black.
Biology
Oviparous This diurnal and crepuscular species is found in a great diversity of
habitats, including forest, forest clearings and edges, open tropical dry
forests, savannas, scrublands, plantations, villages and cultivated areas. In
Turkmenistan, it is mostly associated with oases. It feeds on rodents, but also
eats birds, lizards, frogs, and other snakes including conspecifics.
Locality
Not available
Distribution
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia,China
India (Assam, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka Punjab
Gujarat, Tripura), Andamans, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, West Malaysia, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan, Taiwan,
Thailand, Turkmenistan, U.S.S.R., Vietnam