Wildlifeof India
Calliophis bibroni
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Calliophis bibroni
Basic stats
Diet
Snakes of the shieldtail family (Uropeltidae)
Habitat
Wet forest, 1–1,220m
Range
Western Ghats: southern Karnataka, Kerala and north-western Tamil Nadu
Bibron's coral snake is a venomous elapid endemic to the Western Ghats of India, distributed mainly in southern Karnataka, Kerala and north-western Tamil Nadu. Its preferred habitat is wet forest, at elevations of 1–1,220 m. The back scales are smooth, in 13 rows at midbody, and the front of the head is black above (Wikipedia, general species account).
It feeds on snakes, specialising in those of the family Uropeltidae. In August 2013 a dead specimen was found on the highway through Mudumalai National Park at 894 m.
Quick answers
- What does the Calliophis bibroni eat?
- Snakes of the shieldtail family (Uropeltidae)
- What habitat does the Calliophis bibroni live in?
- Wet forest, 1–1,220m
- Where is the Calliophis bibroni found?
- Western Ghats: southern Karnataka, Kerala and north-western Tamil Nadu