Beautiful snake. The color looks very close to our buff-striped keelback. :)
Cheers Bikram On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 2:44 AM, shayantan bhattacharya <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi friendz, > These pics of Pakistani Ribbonsnake also called Leith's Sandsnake ( > *Psammophis leithii*) were taken by my friend Dr.Nidhin Cyril of > Amherst. > It is sometimes called Pakistan Sand Racer. > > Pale greyish or yellowish above, with black dots or four longitudinal brown > bands which are usually edged with black, the outer passing through the > eyes; lower parts white, uniform or spotted or marked with grey or olive in > the middle, with or without a dark lateral line or series of dots. Total > length 3 feet 3 inches > Leith's Sandsnake (*Psammophis leithii*) is a beautiful striped > snake, diurnal in habits. It lives on the ground as well as in > bushes and trees. Its mainly found in the stony and sandy arid > regions of India. This snake is found in the arid areas of > Rajasthan, Gujarat, J & K, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra. > In Pakistan, this snake is often found on the sea shore , where > there is abundance of low bushes. > It feeds on lizards, Calotes, insects, and sometimes may also raid > nests of birds. > > Leith's sandsnake is called "Fita saanp" in Hindi becoz of its > Ribbon like look. > > Regards. > Shantanu. > > > > ------------------------------ > Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it > NOW!<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_ie8_new/*http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Indian Herps and Insects" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indian-herps%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indian-herps?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Indian Herps and Insects" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indian-herps?hl=en-GB.
