Thanks for the information tanay On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 8:44 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote:
> Checkered patterns in its body points to the common Checkered keelback > snake, found near paddy fields, rocky beds and streams. We call them > Holla budda, harmless & non poisonous and has learnt to live harmonious with > farmer. (Farmer's friend). However they are known to bite if stepped or > caught and handled roughly. This one was basking in the sun and not giving > me way to cross over the small check dam for few minutes. But then, I > took photographs from a meter or two. Later, when a farmer came walking - > he raised his ribs/neck for a second and moved into the rock crevices > slowly. > > Regards > Raghu > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* tanay bose <[email protected]> > *To:* raghu ananth <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Fri, 1 October, 2010 8:01:23 PM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:49122] River Crinum Lily - Crinum Viviparum > > What snake is this!!! > Tanay > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 7:07 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> River Crinum Lily rocky habitat pictures ... >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* raghu ananth <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Fri, 1 October, 2010 6:40:38 PM >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:49109] River Crinum Lily - Crinum Viviparum >> >> Crinum Viviparum - River Crinum Lily >> (hope the aquatic plant identification is correct.) >> >> >> Hampapura, Mysore dist. >> Habitat: rocky beds near irrigation canal, aquatic, >> Height 40-60cms, flower size -12-15cms >> Sep 2010 >> >> Links >> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/River%20Crinum%20Lily.html >> >> >> Regards >> Raghu >> >> >> >> > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
