Wildlifeof India
Common Slug Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Pareas monticola
Basic stats
Diet
Slugs and snails
Habitat
Low vegetation; arboreal and nocturnal
Range
North-east India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar and Vietnam
The common slug snake, also called the Assam snail-eater or montane slug-eating snake, is found in north-east India (Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Darjeeling, Arunachal Pradesh), eastern Nepal, Bhutan, China (Tibet, Yunnan), Myanmar and Vietnam. Its type locality is the Naga Hills in Assam (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is nocturnal and lives in trees and typically occurs in low vegetation, preying on slugs and snails. It is also reported from north-eastern and south-eastern Bangladesh.
Quick answers
- What does the Common Slug Snake eat?
- Slugs and snails
- What habitat does the Common Slug Snake live in?
- Low vegetation; arboreal and nocturnal
- Where is the Common Slug Snake found?
- North-east India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar and Vietnam