Snakes of Sri Lankaශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සර්පයෝSnakebite

Identify a snake in Sri Lanka

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සර්පයෝ · A field guide to all 116 species

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Indian cobra
Highly venomous
Indian cobra
නයා · naya
Russell's viper
Highly venomous
Russell's viper
තිත් පොළඟා · thith polanga
Common krait
Highly venomous
Common krait
තෙල් කරවලා · thel karawala
Merrem's hump-nosed pit viper
Venomous
Merrem's hump-nosed pit viper
පොළොං තෙලිස්සා · polon thelissa
Indian rat snake
Non-venomous
Indian rat snake
ගැරඬියා · garandiya
Common wolf snake
Non-venomous
Common wolf snake
අළු රදනකයා · alu radanakaya
Sri Lanka checkered keelback
Non-venomous
Sri Lanka checkered keelback
ශ්‍රී ලංකා දියබරියා · sri lanka diyabariya
Endemic
Trinket snake
Non-venomous
Trinket snake
කටකළුවා · katakaluwa
Saw-scaled viper
Highly venomous
Saw-scaled viper
වැලි පොළඟා · weli polanga
Sri Lanka krait
Highly venomous
Sri Lanka krait
මුදු කරවලා · mudu karawala
Endemic
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Sri Lanka green pit viper
Venomous
Sri Lanka green pit viper
පළා පොළඟා · pala polanga
Endemic
Indian rock python
Non-venomous
Indian rock python
පිඹුරා · pimbura
Banded kukri snake
Non-venomous
Banded kukri snake
අරණි දත්කැටියා · arani dathketiya
Banded wolf snake
Non-venomous
Banded wolf snake
මල් රදනකයා · mal radanakaya
Barnes' cat snake
Mildly venomous
Barnes' cat snake
පදුරු මාපිලා · paduru mapila
Endemic
Barred wolf snake
Non-venomous
Barred wolf snake
කබර රදනකයා · kabara radanakaya
Beddome's cat snake
Mildly venomous
Beddome's cat snake
කහ මාපිලා · kaha mapila
Black-spined snake
Non-venomous
Black-spined snake
කුරත් මැඩිල්ලා · kurath madilla
Endemic
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