Oligodon taeniolatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Kochi on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 23 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.
January–March, May–July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Loos Snake in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in April, August, October and December, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Loos Snake sightings, Kochi ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 10%) and Bengaluru (India, about 10%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Loos Snake that you can see in Kochi (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Chequered Keelback (about 30%), Dhaman (about 20%) and Russell's Wolf Snake (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 Kochi (10 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.
