#shieldtail

Madurai Shieldtail Snake (Uropeltis marudensis), family Uropeltidae, Munnar, Kerala, India

Shield-tail Snake Hunting Earthworm.

This was the third time that I witnessed a Shield-tail Snake Hunting Earthworm. 

First time I saw it at Kaas, Second time I saw it in the outskirts of Satara city, and this is the Third time that I saw this at Raireshwar.

I have come across Shield-tail Snakes several times, but the species may have been different ones. Me after watching shield-tail snake hunting earthworm so many times, it appears, that the earthworm is their common prey, and this must be a common scene.

During this third encounter, while the snake in the video can be seen hunting earthworm, the snake later abandoned its hunt. The snake was observed leaving the earthworm and the scene. But, after snake vanished in nearby grass, and when I left the site, it remains unknown whether snake again pursued the same earthworm it had attacked.

Also, the earthworm appeared to have a tear on its body at one end. Whether the fight with snake somehow must have caused it, or it was caused by some other reason couldn’t be understood. This was happening on a trail, through which tourists were regularly passing.

I didn't set out to publish three fics this month, and yet! I did!

I was just thinking, there's a lot of Phoenix!Porsche in the fandom, but it sure would be nice to have some Naga!Porsche. So that's what I did. 🥰🐍

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Elliot’s Shieldtail (Uropeltis ellioti), family Uropeltidae, Gujarat, India

Bombay Shieldtail Snake (Uropeltis macrolepis), family Uropeltidae, Thane, Maharashtra, India

Bombay Shieldtail Snake (Uropeltis macrolepis), family Uropeltidae, Thane, Maharashtra, India