Wildlifeof Nepal
Common Slug Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Pareas monticola
Basic stats
Diet
Slugs and snails
Habitat
Low vegetation, where it is arboreal
Range
North-east India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, southern China (Tibet, Yunnan), Myanmar, Vietnam and Bangladesh
The common slug snake, Pareas monticola, is a nocturnal, tree-and-shrub snake of the family Pareidae that lives in low vegetation and feeds on slugs and snails. Theodore Cantor described it in 1839 from the Naga Hills in Assam (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in north-east India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, southern China (Tibet and Yunnan), Myanmar, Vietnam and north-eastern and south-eastern Bangladesh. The source gives no size, appearance or breeding detail (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Common Slug Snake eat?
- Slugs and snails
- What habitat does the Common Slug Snake live in?
- Low vegetation, where it is arboreal
- Where is the Common Slug Snake found?
- North-east India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, southern China (Tibet, Yunnan), Myanmar, Vietnam and Bangladesh