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