Snakes

Indian Cobra (Naja naja) Local/Regional name: Naag Habitat: Dense or open forests, plains, agricultural lands etc. Distribution: West Bengal, Sikkim, […]

Banded Krait (Bungarus fasciatus) Habitat: Forest, agricultural lands, termite mounds, rodent holes, villages, open plains of countryside. Distribution: North-east India,

Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) Local/Regional name: Bengal Krait Habitat: Fields and low scrub jungle to settled areas, termite mounds, brick

Black Krait (Bungarus niger) Habitat: Mangrove swamps to inhabited villages to montane forests up to elevations of 1,500 m (4,900

Caspian Cobra ( Central Asian Cobra) Habitat: Arid and semiarid, rocky or stony foothills usually covered with scrubs. Distribution: North

Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia) Local/Regional name: Indian Spitting Cobra Habitat: Paddy fields, swamps, and mangroves, but can also be found

Andaman Cobra (Naja sagittifera) Habitat: Andaman Islands Distribution: Andaman and Little Andaman Islands Diet: Rodents, frogs, and lizards. Size: 0.9

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Local/Regional name: NaagRoja Feti (Regional name in Assam) Habitat: Dense highland forests, bamboo woods, mangrove marshlands,