Wildlifeof India
Sibynophis sagittarius
Colubrid Snakes
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Sibynophis sagittarius
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, frogs, skinks and snakes
Habitat
Forest floor, hunting by day
Range
Central and north-eastern India, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan
Clutch size
Up to 6 eggs
Size
Up to 28cm
Cantor's black-headed snake is a colubrid endemic to South Asia, named after Theodore Cantor. The top of the head, including the nape, is black or dark brown, followed by a thin yellow collar, and two large elongate yellowish spots sit one on each side of the back of the head. Adults may reach 28 cm in total length, with a tail of 6 cm (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is not tree-dwelling but hunts by day on the forest floor, feeding on insects, frogs, skinks and snakes. It lays eggs, a clutch of as many as six. It is found in central and north-eastern India, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan.
Quick answers
- What does the Sibynophis sagittarius eat?
- Insects, frogs, skinks and snakes
- What habitat does the Sibynophis sagittarius live in?
- Forest floor, hunting by day
- Where is the Sibynophis sagittarius found?
- Central and north-eastern India, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan
- How many eggs does the Sibynophis sagittarius lay?
- Up to 6 eggs
- How big is the Sibynophis sagittarius?
- Up to 28cm