Wildlifeof Nepal
Eastern Trinket Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Elaphe cantoris
Basic stats
Habitat
Mountain forest at 1,000–2,300m; partly arboreal
Range
Himalayas of Bhutan, India (Assam, Darjeeling, Sikkim), Myanmar and Nepal
Clutch size
Average about 10 eggs
Size
Almost 2m total
The eastern trinket snake is a large colubrid endemic to South Asia, and may grow to almost 2m in total length. Its brownish ground colour is overlaid with a series of squarish dark brown blotches, and the belly is yellowish at the front and pinkish towards the rear. It is partly arboreal (Wikipedia, general species account).
The preferred natural habitat is mountain forest at elevations of 1,000 to 2,300m. It is found in the Himalayas in Bhutan, India (Assam, Darjeeling, Sikkim), Myanmar and Nepal, and its type locality is the Khasi and Garo Hills. It lays eggs; in India sexually mature females lay in late July, with an average clutch of about ten.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Eastern Trinket Snake live in?
- Mountain forest at 1,000–2,300m; partly arboreal
- Where is the Eastern Trinket Snake found?
- Himalayas of Bhutan, India (Assam, Darjeeling, Sikkim), Myanmar and Nepal
- How many eggs does the Eastern Trinket Snake lay?
- Average about 10 eggs
- How big is the Eastern Trinket Snake?
- Almost 2m total