Lycodon aulicus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Lycodon aulicus, commonly known as the Indian wolf snake and the common wolf snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Early naturalists suggested its resemblance to the venomous common krait, an instance of Batesian mimicry.
The colouration of this snake is variable. This snake is often confused with the common krait. The presence of a loreal shield can be used to distinguish it from kraits. The following is a description of various forms from Albert Günther's Reptiles of British India (1864).
Snout broad, much depressed, long, spatulate, with the upper lip swollen, and without canthus rostralis. Rostral shield very low, broad, slightly bent backwards on the upper surface of the snout; anterior frontals [= internasals] very small; posterior frontals [= prefrontals] longer than broad, much more so in adult specimens than in young ones; there is a lateral notch between the anterior and posterior frontals, in which the inner anterior angle of the loreal is received; the posterior frontals have an obtuse lateral angle corresponding to the suture between loreal... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram Zoo | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Wolf Snake sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 20 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and August–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Wolf Snake in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Wolf Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
6th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Indian Wolf Snake sightings, Pune ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Lucknow (India, about 50%), Chattogram (Bangladesh, about 50%) and Thrissur (India, about 30%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Indian Wolf Snake that you can see in Pune (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Dhaman (about 30%), Trinket Snake (about 30%) and Chequered Keelback (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Wolf Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Pune (29 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.
