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Overview
A small, harmless wolf snake of the dry zone. Its banded pattern, especially in dark juveniles, is easily mistaken for a krait.
How to recognise it
- 1Dark brown to black body with white or yellowish crossbars
- 2Small, flattened head with small eyes
- 3Usually under 45 cm, much smaller than an adult krait
Where it lives
Scrub, rocky ground and leaf litter in the dry zone, sometimes near houses.
