Blanford's Bridle Snake

About the Blanford's Bridle Snake

Blanford's bridle snake (Lycodon davisonii), also known commonly as Blanford's bridal snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia. Blanford's bridle snake is so named because its slim body resembles the bridle used to control horses.

L. davisonii is found in Cambodia, southern China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The specific name, davisonii, is in honor of British ornithologist William Ruxton Davison. The preferred natural habitat of L. davisonii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).

L. davisonii is terrestrial, semiarboreal, and nocturnal. L. davisonii preys upon geckos and other small vertebrates. L. davisonii is oviparous. Blanford WT (1878). "Notes on some Reptilia from the Himalayas and Burma". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 47 (2): 125–131. (Ulupe davisoni, new species, pp. 129–130). (in Latin and English).

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