O f all reptiles, snakes are re-

vered, feared and mercilessly

Common Snakes of Karnataka

killed when seen even though they
play important roles in the environ-
ment. They control rodents that
eat our food grains, the venom of
poisonous snakes are used in drugs
that save a number of human lives
and needless to say, they are beau-

PÀ£ÁðlPÀzÀ ¸ÁªÀiÁ£Àå ºÁªÀÅUÀ¼ÀÄ

tiful creatures to watch and study
as we know very little about them.
Snakes inhabit various places or
habitats. They live in water, soil, Common Bronze back tree snake
under debris, rock crevices, trees PÀAZÀÄ ¨É¤ß£À ªÀÄgÀzÀ ºÁªÀÅ
and rooftops. This poster depicts Dendrelaphis tristis 39”
the most commonly encountered
snakes in their habitats. Some are Ornate Flying Snake
found in drier regions and others in ºÁgÀĪÀ ¸À¥Àð
the high rainfall areas. Few snakes Chrysopelea ornata 39”
are marked venomous but its bet-
ter one avoids handling any snake.
Instead, one can do snake watch-
ing from a distance and learn more
about these wonderful creatures.
Karnataka state has more than 60
Indian Spectacled Cobra Common Cat snake
species of snakes. King cobra
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J ¯Áè ¸ÀjøÀÈ¥ÀUÀ½VAvÀ ºÁªÀÅUÀ¼À£ÀÄß
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PÀAqÀgÉ C£ÀUÀvÀåªÁV ¨sÀAiÀÄ¥ÀqÀÄvÉÛêÉ. ºÁªÀÅUÀ¼ÀÄ
Naja naja 39” Boiga trigonata 26” PÁ½AUÀ ¸À¥Àð
Ophiophagus hanna 118”

fêÀdUÀwÛ£À°è ¥ÀæªÀÄÄR ¥ÁvÀæ ªÀ»¸ÀÄvÀÛªÉ. DzÀgÀÆ

CªÀÅUÀ¼À£ÀÄß PÀ¤PÀgÀ«®èzÉ PÉÆ®è¯ÁUÀÄwÛzÉ.
Common Vine Snake
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«µÀ¢AzÀ ºÀ®ªÁgÀÄ OµÀ¢üUÀ¼À£ÀÄß vÀAiÀiÁj¹ Ahaetulla nasutus 39”
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£ÉÆÃqÀ®Ä DPÀµÀðPÀªÁVzÀÄÝ, CªÀÅUÀ¼À §UÉÎ ºÉZÀÄÑ Indian Rock Python Russells Viper
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C¨sÀ幸À¨ÉÃPÁVzÉ. Python molurus 118” ªÀÄAqÀ® ºÁªÀÅ
ºÁªÀÅUÀ¼ÀÄ ¤ÃgÀÄ, ªÀÄgÀzÀ ¥ÉÇlÖgÉ, J¯ÉUÀ¼Àr, Vipera russellii 39”
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vÉêÀ ¥ÀæzÉñÀzÀ ºÁªÀÅUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ºÁUÀÆ CªÀÅUÀ¼À
Saw-scaled Viper
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Indian Rat Snake PÉÃgÉ ºÁªÀÅ Echis carinatus 12-20”
ºÁªÀÅUÀ¼À£ÀÄß «µÀPÁj JAzÀÄ UÀÄgÀÄw¸À¯ÁVzÉ. EvÀgÉ
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Ptyas muscosus 79”
»rAiÀÄzÉ zÀÆgÀ¢AzÀ¯Éà UÀªÀĤ¹ CªÀÅUÀ¼À §UÉÎ
C¨sÀ幸À§ºÀÄzÀÄ.
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Guide to Symbols
Olive keelback
Bat ¨ÁªÀ°
D°ªï ¨É¤ß£À ¤ÃgÀĺÁªÀÅ
Bird ¥ÀQë
Altritium schistosum 18”
Insect larvae ªÀÄj ºÀļÀÄ
Crab Kr
Buff Striped Keelback Common Trinket Snake
Bird or Reptile egg ¥ÀQë/ ¸ÀjøÀÈ¥À ªÉÆmÉ
¥ÀmÉÖ ¨É¤ß£À ºÁªÀÅ næAPÉmï (QüÉÆqÀªÉ) ºÁªÀÅ
Fish «ÄãÀÄ Elaphe halena 28”
Amphiesma stolatum 16” Hump-nosed Pit Viper
Frog PÀ¥Éà
UÀAlÄ ªÀÄÆV£À UÀĽªÀÄAqÀ®
Mammal ¸À¸ÀÛ¤
Hypnale hypnale 11-15”
Snakes ºÁªÀÅ
Malabar Pit Viper
Rodent E°, ºÉUÀÎt Checkered keel back ªÀÄ®¨Ágï UÀĽªÀÄAqÀ® ºÁªÀÅ
Earthworm ªÀÄtÄÚ ºÀļÀÄ, JgÉ ºÀļÀÄ ZËPÀ½ ¨É¤ß£À ¤ÃgÀÄ ºÁªÀÅ Trimeresurus malabaricus
Insect QÃl
Xenochropis piscator 24” 22-31”
Lizard or Gecko ºÀ°è, UÀªÀŽ
Scorpion / Centipede ZÉüÀÄ
Banded Racer
Tadpole UÉÆzÀªÉÆmÉÖ Common Krait ¥ÀmÉÖUÀ½gÀĪÀ ²ÃWÀæUÁ«Ä ¸À¥Àð
Monitor lizard GqÀ ¸ÁªÀiÁ£Àå PÀqÀA§¼À Argyrogena fasicolatus 30”
Turtle DªÉÄ Bungarus caeruleus 39”

Crepescular ªÀÄÄA¨É¼ÀQ£À
Diurnal ºÀUÀ°£À

Nocturnal EgÀĽ£À / gÁwæAiÀÄ

Venomous
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Concept Photographs
Aravind N A, T Ganesh Saleem Hameed,
Background illustration (Hump nosed pit viper:
Abhisheka K K S Seshadri)
Layout and symbols © 2010 ATREE
Ashwin V Haldipur All Rights Reserved.

Acknowledgement: Department of Banded / Common Kukri

Biotechnology for funding the DNA Club Project
Common Wolf Snake ¥ÀmÉÖ PÀÄQæ
Common Sand Boa
vÉÆüÀÀ ºÁªÀÅ Oligodon arnesis 14”
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Eryx conicus 20” Red Sand Boa Lycodon aulicus 12”
EªÀÄäAqÉ ºÁªÀÅ
Eryx johnii 30”
Common Worm Snake
Royal Enclave, Srirampura, ºÀļÀ ºÁªÀÅ
Jakkur Post, Bangalore 560 064
Phone: 080-23635555; Typhlina bramina 5”
Fax: 080-23530070
Email: dnaclub@atree.org
Website: www.atree.org Snake hatchlings
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and Sustainability Studies at ATREE