Initially, the vipers found in south India were categorised into five species -- Malabar pit viper, bamboo pit viper, horse-shoe pit viper, large-scaled pit viper and hump-nosed pit viper.

Purple snakes, known for their rare and striking colors, inhabit remote areas like forests, caves, and swamps. These snakes, including the common file snake, purple-glossed snakes, and mangrove ...

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Pit vipers, along with several of their snake cousins, marry two senses to better locate prey at night: sight and a heat-detecting ability. Deep pits, which lie on each side of the snake's face ...

Commonly known as the large-scaled pit viper, these beautiful snakes are listed as ‘Near Threatened’. Gliding frogs can jump and glide from one tree to another, if these are short distances.