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Reptiles
Venomous Snakes
Saw-scaled Viper
Echis carinatus
Local name: Phoorsa / फुर्सा
lightbulbProduces a rasping warning by rubbing serrated flank scales.
Identification
The Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Phoorsa / फुर्सा.
Habitat. Dry, rocky and sandy country; also coastal Konkan laterite
Diet. Scorpions, rodents, geckos, insects
Field notes. Big Four. Small but irascible; rubs scales into a sawing warning. Hemotoxic. Easy to miss in a bag or shoe. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule IV.
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Habitat
Dry, rocky and sandy country; also coastal Konkan laterite
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Diet
Scorpions, rodents, geckos, insects
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Behavior
Big Four. Small but irascible; rubs scales into a sawing warning. Hemotoxic. Easy to miss in a bag or shoe.