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Apr 16th, 2009, 21:51
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MemberS
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What Snake Is This?
Does anyone know what snake this is?
We encountered it on a mountain road in HP, on the way from Shimla to Sarahan. |
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Apr 16th, 2009, 21:57
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It is a python
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Apr 16th, 2009, 22:39
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CBCID ;-)
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its ajghar = azgar = python,, dangerous one
but good you didnt hurt it. |
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Apr 16th, 2009, 22:50
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A baby python! Look at it, its tiny!!
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Apr 16th, 2009, 23:15
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Apr 16th, 2009, 23:16
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It's not a Python. It's a Russels Viper. Very nasty!
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...num=1&ct=image |
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Apr 17th, 2009, 00:34
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Hi! Definitely a kind of viper,short tail and triangular head point to that.I've seen one very similar in Sangla valley
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Apr 17th, 2009, 03:32
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MemberS
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Thanks to all.
After looking at a lot of snake photos on line, including Capt. Suresh's, we think it pretty nearly certain that we met up with a Russell's viper. Glad we didn't try to pet the thing! |
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May 11th, 2009, 15:35
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Looks like a viper but it is not possible to identify a snake by looking at a photograph. Scientifically a snake can only be identified after doing a scale count.
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May 19th, 2009, 16:17
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Classic Russel's viper. They are pretty much instantly recognizabe.
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Jun 4th, 2009, 17:49
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It is indeed a Russels Viper, a deadly snake among India's Big Four. Its neurotoxin venom is highly fatal and can kill any full-grown human within minutes..,
Other snakes who complete the Big Four are - Indian Cobra, Common Krait and Saw-scaled Viper. Big Four snakes are responsible for most number of human deaths due to snake bites across Indian subcontinent...., |
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Jun 4th, 2009, 18:04
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ajaybijoor
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Though a snake can only be identified after a scale count, this one surely looks like a Russel's Viper. Very dangerous snake and is venomous!
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Jun 4th, 2009, 18:51
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Looks quite like other vipers, so screw the scientific studies
 http://www.engin.umich.edu/~cre/web_...ics/Viper1.jpg http://www.wetnwildtaxidermy.com/russels.html Cheers |
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