Banded Kukri
Oligodon arnensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oligodon
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Common
About
Banded Kukri (Oligodon arnensis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 26 more. Common: recorded in 151 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Western Ghats Rainforest
Related snakes
- Ashy Kukri Snake Oligodon cinereus
- Hua Hin Kukri Snake Oligodon huahin
- Surat Thani Kukri Snake Oligodon promsombuti
- Double Striped Kukri Snake Oligodon bivirgatus
- Pha-Ngan Kukri Snake Oligodon phangan
- Long-snouted kukri snake Oligodon rostralis
- Medog Kukri Snake Oligodon lipipengi
- Langbian Kukri Oligodon tuani
- Tolaki Kukri Oligodon tolaki
- Tillack's Kukri Snake Oligodon tillacki
- Teynié’s Kukri Snake Oligodon teyniei
- Sulu Short-headed Snake Oligodon meyerinkii
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.