Sunday, May 18, 2014

Trinket snake (Coelognathus helena)

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English : Trinket snake
Binomial Name :Coelognathus helena
Sinhala : කටකලුවා / හබරලියා [Katakaluwa / Habaraliya]
C. helena is a nonvenomous snake of Sri Lanka. This snake can be found in wet zone and dry zone with the elevation above the sea level is lesser than 1000 meters. It has a black color tongue and a mouth. Mouth is opened to show black color when threatened.
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  1. තරිඳුFebruary 8, 2016 at 7:30 AM

    Is this true about this snake ?

    http://mawbimapaper.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/blog-post_36.html

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    1. Buddhika MawellaFebruary 15, 2016 at 10:19 AM

      Hi Dele Kade,

      According to my understanding below are the scientifically described deadly venomous snakes found in Sri Lanka.
      Russell's viper
      Cobra
      Saw-scaled viper
      Hump-nosed viper and
      kraits

      Other than them I am not aware of such a venomous snake. Sometimes in this article, writer might be using the name ‘Habaraliya’ for Kraits. Anyhow snake in above photographs are not considered to be venomous. I have seen some researchers handling this snake (Coelognathus helena) by bare hands without any protection.

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  2. POINTOF.ORGFebruary 27, 2016 at 6:17 PM

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  3. Dulip ChandanaAugust 4, 2016 at 9:37 AM

    http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1754928

    is this true

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