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Snakes

Common
Vine Snake

Least Concern

Unknown

Common Vine Snake

Ahaetulla nasuta

Green Vine Snake (Common Vine Snake) is the most widely distributed Ahaetulla species in India also the only species of genus in most of the parts of peninsular and northern India. One of the most common and ecologically significant species of Western Ghats. It can be identified easily by checking very thin & long body including tail, green dorsal, leaf or arrow like head with very pointed snout.

Long-nose Vine Snake, Indian Vine Snake

Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    লাউডগা
  • Gujarati:
    લીલવણ, માળણ
  • Malayalam:
    പച്ചിലപാമ്പ്‌
  • Marathi:
    हरणटोळ, वेल्या, नानेटी (तळ कोकण), हिरटोली (उत्तर कोकण), शेलाटी (विदर्भ), हरियाली (गोवा), नन्हाटी (वेल्हा), चेपगी हाऊ (सोलापूर)
  • Tamil:
    கண் குத்திப் பாம்பு
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Taxanomy

SQUAMATA
COLUBRIDAE
Ahaetulla nasuta

Venom Status

Semi Venomous

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