{"id":113744,"date":"2026-07-18T11:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T06:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=113744"},"modified":"2026-07-18T11:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T06:25:43","slug":"laudankia-vine-snake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/laudankia-vine-snake\/","title":{"rendered":"Laudankia Vine Snake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Laudankia Vine Snake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, wildlife enthusiasts have successfully photographed the rare Laudankia Vine Snake (Ahaetulla laudankia) in Udaipur\u2019s Ubeshwar wildlife area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Laudankia Vine Snake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Scientific Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ahaetulla laudankia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>diurnal and arboreal species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the <\/span><b>vine snake group.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The snake is <\/span><b>distinguished by its slender, vine-like body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, chestnut-brown colour with fine black speckles and pale white patches on the lower part of its head.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also has a long, pointed snout, large eyes and horizontal pupils.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits dry deciduous forests, scrublands, hill slopes and other natural green habitats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>endemic to India<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its known range extends from the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eastern-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eastern Ghats<\/a> through Central India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>eastern Rajasthan.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its diet mainly consists of lizards, geckos, small frogs and small birds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>mildly venomous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and rear-fanged, its venom is primarily effective against small prey and is <\/span><b>not considered seriously dangerous to humans.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/jaipur\/rare-laudankia-vine-snake-documented-in-udaipur\/articleshow\/132369562.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laudankia Vine Snake is a diurnal and arboreal species belonging to the vine snake group. 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