Lycodon travancoricus

The Travancore wolf snake is a non-venomous colubrid endemic to peninsular India, occurring in the Western Ghats across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa and southern Gujarat, and in the southern parts of the Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu. It is dark brown or black above with white crossbands and white streaks on the sides, and uniformly white below. It is very similar to the barred wolf snake, but its upper lip is brown or white spotted with brown (Wikipedia, general species account).

Adults may reach about 60 cm in total length, with a tail of 12.5 cm, and a maximum of 742 mm has been recorded. It is nocturnal and lays eggs.