Indian Rat Snake at Manas National Park
Indian Rat snake (মোচোৰা গম),
scientific name - Ptyas mucosa
Non - venomous (অ-বিষাক্ত)
(feeds on Rodents toads,birds,small mammals others snakes,all kind of lizards and eggs)
এন্দুৰ জাতীয় জীৱ, ভেকুলী , চৰাই , সৰু স্তন্যপায়ী অন্য সাপ, আৰু জেঠী জাতীয় জীৱ আদি খায় ।
(Diurnal , shows both
arboreal and terrestrial activity Lives in almost all kinds oh habitat including
urban areas, dense &open forest , hills & plains agricultural lends
etc.)
ইহঁত স্হলীয় দিবাচৰ সাপ যদিও গছত উঠাত পাকৈত। অৰণ্য , খেতি-পথাৰ গাওঁ,চহৰ প্ৰায় সকলো অঞ্চলতে ইহঁতক পোৱা যায়।
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The
Indian Rat Snake | Photo Credit: San JT Das, Nature Guide at Manas National Park
Throughout history, this is the legend of Jormungand, the
Viking sea snake in Norse Mythology, or the Naga in Hindu mythology, depictions
of snakes have always misled people into believing that they were doing evil to
hurt us. . On the contrary, they do us a great service. Take the Indian rat
snake, also known as the peasant friend. It helps rid areas of rodents and does
the same in urban settlements like ours.
Most snakes in India are non-venomous, but like any other
animal, they too have their own methods of defense. The Indian Rat Snake (Pytas
mucosa), which can sometimes grow to more than 6 feet in length, is one such. They
are not very aggressive by nature, but if threatened by humans or animals
larger than them, their first reaction is to try and escape. However, if they
inflate their throats, and before thrusting out, inflate their throats and
grow.
The behavior
Pytas mucosa Rat snakes, although harmless to humans, are fast-paced,
stimulating snakes. In captivity, individuals remain highly territorial and may
continue to aggressively defend their turf, attempting to stir or poke at
passing objects. Rat snakes are diuretic and semi-arboreal. They inhabit forest
floors, wetlands, rice trees, fields, and suburban areas where they hunt small
reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. Adults, unusually for a colubrid,
prefer to tame their prey by sitting on it instead of a barrier, using body
weight to weaken prey.
Rat snakes occur in late spring and early summer,
although breeding in tropical areas can occur year round. Males establish the
boundary of the area in which they interconnect their bodies, using cremated
tests of power. The behavior has been misunderstood for some time by observers
as a "mating dance" between opposite-sex individuals. Females produce
6–15 eggs per clutch several weeks after mating.
Adult members of this species emit a rising sound and
inflate their necks when threatened. This adaptation may represent an imitation
of the king cobra or the Indian cobra that overlaps this species in range. The
resemblance often lags behind in human settlements, however, as a harmless
animal then kills and kills a poisonous snake. |
The Indian Rat Snake at Manas National Park