Lycodon fasciolatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The banded wolf snake (Lycodon fasciolatus) is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Asia. Sometimes called the banded racer, that common name is also used for snakes in the genus Platyceps.
Lycodon fasciolatus is found in India (except for North Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kashmir), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Lycodon fasciolatus has the following characteristics. The snout is obtuse, curved, and prominent. The rostral is large, broader than wide, the portion visible from above more than half its length from the frontal. The suture between the internasals is as long as that between the prefrontals or a little shorter. The frontal is nearly as long as its distance from the end of the snout, or as the parietals. The loreal is as long as deep or longer than deep. There is one preocular, usually with a small subocular below, and two or three postoculars. The temporals are arranged 2+2 or 2+3. The upper labials number eight, the fourth and fifth entering the eye. There are four or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin shields. The posterior chin... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram Zoo | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Russell's Wolf Snake sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 26 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Russell's Wolf Snake in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December–April, the lowest months. Those are among Bengaluru's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Russell's Wolf Snake sightings, Bengaluru ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 20%), Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Chennai (India, about 10%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Russell's Wolf Snake that you can see in Bengaluru (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Chequered Keelback (about 30%), Dhaman (about 30%) and Banded kukri snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Russell's Wolf Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Bengaluru (8 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
