Ptyas mucosus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Ptyas |
| Species: | P. mucosa |
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Ptyas mucosa (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Ptyas mucosa, commonly known as the oriental ratsnake,Indian rat snake, or dhaman, is a common species of colubrid snake found in parts of South and Southeast Asia. Dhamans are large snakes, growing to 2 m (6.6 ft) and occasionally even to 3 m (9.8 ft). Their colour varies from pale browns in dry regions to nearly black in moist forest areas. Dhamans are diurnal, semi-arboreal, non-venomous, and fast-moving. Dhamans eat a variety of prey and are frequently found in urban areas where rodents thrive. The species is also known as দারাশ (darash) or ধারাজ (dharaj) in Bengali, ගැරඩියා (geradiya) in Sinhala (Sri Lanka) and ngu sing hang lai in Thai (Thailand), in Kannada language ಜೇರೋತನ (Jerothana), జెర్రిపోతు (Jerri pothu) or Joru pothu or Jerri Goddu ( in.Telugu language), Sara paambu ( in Tamil language) and Bairokh (বাইৰখ) in Assamese language.
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