Rhinophis fergusonianus

The Cardamom Hills earth snake is a snake of the family Uropeltidae endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Recent studies found it in Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur and Ernakulam districts of Kerala, on both sides of the Palghat Gap. The eyes are very small, the snout acutely pointed and the body longitudinally striated (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is blackish above, with white sides dotted with black. The belly is white with black dots and two rows of large black spots, partly joined into a zigzag band, and the tail disc is black with a yellow edge all round. It gives birth to live young.