The brown kukri snake (Oligodon purpurascens) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Brown Kukri Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Oligodon chinensis
- Oligodon fasciolatus
- Stenorrhina degenhardtii
- Atractus major
- Oligodon cinereus
- Pseudoxenodon bambusicola
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oligodon
- Species
- Oligodon purpurascens
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