pets
Reptiles
Non-venomous Snakes
Common Wolf Snake
Lycodon aulicus
Local name: Kawdya / कवड्या
lightbulbA house snake; bites if grabbed but is non-venomous.
Identification
The Common Wolf Snake (Lycodon aulicus) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Kawdya / कवड्या.
Habitat. Houses, stone walls and gardens nationwide
Diet. Geckos, skinks
Field notes. The classic bedroom gecko-hunter. Banded; endlessly confused with a krait. Head is flattened, not glossy-cylindrical like a krait. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule IV.
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Habitat
Houses, stone walls and gardens nationwide
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Diet
Geckos, skinks
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Behavior
The classic bedroom gecko-hunter. Banded; endlessly confused with a krait. Head is flattened, not glossy-cylindrical like a krait.