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Snakes

12Species Recorded

Delhi’s Fauna & Flora

Snakes

A total of 12 species of snakes are commonly found in Delhi, including Indian Cobra (Naja naja) and Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus).

  1. Indian Rock Python (Python molurus)
  2. Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus)
  3. Brahminy Blind Snake (Indotyphlops braminus)
  4. Indian Sand Boa (Eryx johnii)
  5. Indian Cobra (Naja naja)
  6. Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus)
  7. Indian Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa)
  8. Common Wolf Snake (Lycodon aulicus)
  9. Barred Wolf Snake (Lycodon striatus)
  10. Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator)
  11. Common Kukri Snake (Oligodon taeniolatus)
  12. Indian Trinket Snake (Spalerosophis atriceps)
Snakes of Delhi