Yes Bikram da...the colour of this snake is very similar to that of Buff -striped Keelback (Heley shaap)...
regards On Feb 20, 10:11 am, Bikramadittya G Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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...>. > > > -- > > 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%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/indian-herps?hl=en-GB.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
