Oligodon taeniolatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The streaked kukri snake (Oligodon taeniolatus) is a species of nonvenomous snake found in Asia. It is also known as the variegated kukri. The IUCN lists the species as least concern. The species was first described by the British physician and zoologist Thomas C. Jerdon in 1853 as Coronella taeniolata.
There are two subspecies: Oligodon taeniolatus taeniolatus (Jerdon 1853) Oligodon taeniolatus fasciatus (Günther 1864) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, S. Turkmenistan, E. Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh (Sub-species: fasciatus). Hamadryad 27: 205–213.
Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp. Dotsenko I B 1984 Morphological characters and ecological peculiarities of Oligodon taeniolatus (Serpentes, Colubridae). Vestnik Zoologii 1984 (4): 23-26
Jerdon, T.C. 1853 Catalogue of the Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. Part 2. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal xxii: 522-534... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Loos Snake sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Loos Snake in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in May, August–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Chennai's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Loos Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Loos Snake sightings, Chennai has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bengaluru (India, about 10%) and Kochi (India, about 10%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Loos Snake that you can see in Chennai (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Chequered Keelback (about 20%), Dhaman (about 10%) and Buff Striped Keelback (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Loos Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Chennai (9 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.
