The SNAKE of the SEA CARCASS

The snake of the sea carcass was a kind of dangerous venomous snake. Had the Trimeresurus scientific name albolabris, this snake was also known by the name of other like oray bungka, oray majapait, ula stiff-sea or ula gadung luwuk (Jw.), tarihu (Dompu), et cetera. In English was mentioned by the name of white-lipped tree viper, white-lipped pit-viper or bamboo pit-viper. This snake also was named the green snake because of the colour of his body. However this naming could lead astray, because of enough coloured kinds of the tree snake green, as in the case of the sprout snake (Ahaetulla spp.) and the squirrel snake (Gonyosoma oxycephalum) that was not dangerous. The snake that was the size, rather fat short and was not so agile.

COBRA SNAKE

The cobra or that also was known by the name of the cobra to be a kind of venomous snake from the Elapidae ethnic group. Acknowledged as the cobra (Jw., ula irus) because this snake could maintain and flattened his neck if felt was disturbed by his enemy. The neck that memipih and buckled that was similar the form of the spoon or irus (the vegetables spoon). The cobra term was in Indonesian taken from English, cobra, that actually also was the loan from the Portugis language. In the last language, cobra was the public's term for the snake, that was unloaded from the Latin language colobra (coluber, colubra), that also meant the snake. When the Portugis seamen in the 16th age arrived in Africa and South Asia, they named the cobra that was found by them there with the term cobra-capelo, the snake bertudung. From this name developing terms that were similar in Spanish, France, England et cetera the European language. The cobra usually berhabitat the tropical area and the desert in Asia and Africa.

The KISIK SNAKE

The snake kisik was a kind of snake from the Colubridae ethnic group. In the Javanese language this snake was known as ula lare-angon (the snake of the shepherd's child) because this omesticated snake normally becomes the game of the shepherd's children in Central Java. His name in English was striped keelback, referred to lines memanjang and the form of the scales of his back that berlunas (keeled). His scientific name was Xenochrophis vittatus. The snake kisik generally bertubuh small slender. It was long that the maximal body reached 70 cm, but generally only around 50 cm. His tail around a quarter of all long his body. The snake kisik was the land snake that lived off waters. He occupied plain rainforests as far as the low mountainous forest until the height around 1200 m. dpl., as well as the agricultural environment and the settlement around it. The snake kisik especially liking the environment close to the river, saliran, the swamp, the paddy-field and the pond, where this snake could swim well. The snake kisik limited spread in Sumatra. We Island and Bangka and Java. Introduced to Singapore.

The PICUNG SNAKE

The snake picung was a kind of snake from the Colubridae ethnic group. This name came from his call in the Sundanese language, oray picung, referred in the red colour in tengkuk him that reminded the person of the colour picung (Pangium edule).

The OFFAL SNAKE

The offal snake was a kind of snake that was not venomous. His scientific name was Sibynophis geminatus. His name in English was collared snake or striped litter snake. It was long that the whole body generally around 50cm, but was also that exceeded 60cm. The head and the body almost were not different, so as his form was similar to the long pencil or the small spear.The characteristics especially are located to the thick necklace was orange in tengkuk,with a pair of yellow tape rather orange brownish that lie alongside on his back (geminatus = teamed up). The colour of the old back of the chocolate rest reddish,with the black line soft interrupted among the colour of chocolate with the yellow tape. The head of young chocolate, with the upper lip was white. The low side of the body (ventral) yellow under the neck,yellow young until white greenness on the side behind; in a very spotty manner black was uniform in the lateral limit. The slice of the coloured eyes yellowish. For that did not know him, this snake was often misled with the chilli snake (Maticora intestinalis) that was venomous,that almost was the same the size. In fact the offal snake apart from being not venomous also domesticated, did not want biting. The dorsal scale (the back) was compiled in 17 rows. The scale ventral totalled 144-180, the anal scale took a short cut, and the scale subkaudal between 73-96 pairs. The scale of the upper lip (supralabial) 8 pairs, that were 3rd until the 5 touched the eyes.

The JALI SNAKE

The snake jali was a kind of the eater's snake of the greedy mouse,because that was often acknowledged also as the mouse snake. His name in the other language was oray lingas (the Primary School),ula jali, ula co-roses or ula wood (Jw.), and Indo-Chinese rat snake (Ingg.). His scientific name was Ptyas korros. The snake jali spread the area beginning with India, Bangladesh, Tiongkok (including Hainan and Hong Kong),Taiwan, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Semenanjung Malaya, Singapore,Sumatra, Java and Bali; as well as Borneo. The snake jali bertubuh was big enough, through to 2 metre the length.The side on the body (dorsal) was brown young yellowish through to grey blackness.The next part front (anterior) usually was coloured obviously than his tail that blackness.The scales on the tail bertepi black, so as to seem to be lined like used stocking black.The low side of the body (ventral) was yellowish until yellow obviously. His eyes measuring big. His relatives who were similar were Ptyas mucosus; was distinguished from the existence of black stripes on his lip and on the rear body. P. mucosus generally also bertubuh bigger, through to more than 3 m. the length. The snake jali often was met in paddy-fields, the garden and the yard, and especially close to the river bank. Prey especially is the rodent, especially the mouse. However he also did not refuse prey that was other like the lizard and the frog. The snake jali was active in the morning till the afternoon, roamed about looked for prey on the land. He also clever climbing the tree and a mother, although rarely climbing through to high.

BIRANG SNAKE

The snake birang was a kind of pretty snake. His colour was brownish with 3-4 pairs of the black line memanjang, that was highest thickest. The orange or cherry red tape metallic went exact on his backbone (vertebrae) as far as the tail, that was the typical characteristics of this snake.
Likewise the pattern coreng symmetrical blackness on his head, that became the sign of most Oligodon clans. The low side of the white body on the side front (anterior) and reddish until pink under the tail. It was long that the body through to around 70cm. The dorsal scale (the back) was compiled in 17 rows. The scale ventral (the stomach) totalled 155-197, the single anal scale, and the scale subkaudal between 43-61 pairs. The scale of the upper lip (supralabial) 6 pairs, that were 3rd and 4th touched the eyes. Often was met in the forest territory, the garden or the garden, most small snakes were active tonight (nocturnal). We often met him was crossing the warm paved road tonight. The snake birang including domesticated, did not like biting if being caught or held carefully. When being disturbed, he dismissed a kind of smell was not glad from his tail starting point. Occasionally to avoid the disturbance, this snake hid his head under his body that coiled.
The snake birang spread in the Malaya Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra, Nias, Bangka, Belitung, Kepulauan Riau, Java, Kalimantan (including Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei) and Sulawesi.
The possibility was also received in the Philippines.

GADUNG SNAKE

The snake gadung was a kind of venomous snake weak that was not dangerous from the Colubridae ethnic group.Generally, in the Indonesian territory west this snake was mentioned by the name of the sprout snake. His vernacular names among them oray the sprout (the Primary School.), ula gadung (Jw.), et cetera.In English was known as Oriental whip-snake.Acknowledged as the snake gadung because of this snake appear at first glance resembled the sprout of the crop gadung (Dioscorea hispida) that was green slender.

GECKO SNAKE

The gecko snake or often also was acknowledged as the house snake was a kind of small snake from the Colubridae ethnic group.
Was named was like this because this snake was often encountered in the house, around the kitchen or almari, to pursue the gecko that became his hobby.
His scientific name was Lycodon capucinus and in English was known as common wolf-snake, referred to teeth that memanjang resembled taring the wolf in the face part of his jaw (the Gerika language: lycos, the wolf; Don, teeth).

KADUT SNAKE

The snake kadut (Acrochordus granulatus) was the species of the snake from the family Acrochordidae.
This snake was grey with the colour of the white spot, and the life in the fresh water or brackish water (the area pertambakan).

The SNAKE of RAINBOW WATER

The snake of rainbow water was a kind of snake from the Colubridae ethnic group, the ethnic group's Homalopsinae child.
This snake was named was like this because colours on his body resembled colour routes to the rainbow, although usually was not so clear.
In English was mentioned by the name of rainbow water-snake.
The public knew him as the water snake, uler aer (Betawi), ulo banyuJawa), et cetera.
While his scientific name was Enhydris enhydris.

The SNAIL SNAKE

The snail snake (Pareas carinatus) was a kind of small snake the ethnic group's Colubridae member. Was named was like this because prey especially is various small snails, and because of his movement that was slow like his prey. In this snake English was known as keeled slug-snake or keeled slug-eating snake, referred to the scales vertebral him that berlunas low (keeled).

The SEA SNAKE

The snake this kind often was in sea in or was displayed sea. The form of his body was flat to facilitate the movement in water.
This snake was the species of the ferocious snake

The LEAVES SNAKE

This Daun snake from the kind that was not venomous and the species from this kind most were met in Madagascar.
The form of this snake resembled the wood twig whenever his head have the shape of lie alongside as though the leaves.

RAINBOW SNAKE

The snake kind in the collection of the paddy-field snake but measuring small, was not venomous and this snake could be only found in Brazil and South American countries.

SNAKE made THE BEST of BOTH WORLDS

The snake made the best of both worlds was a kind of primitive snake that was not venomous. The snake makes the best of both worlds generally was found in the plain, in the height 1.700 m. dpl.
This snake occupied the humid plain forests, the garden and agricultural lands. The place that was liked by him was what was have the loose or muddy land, where this snake could infiltrate entered (fossorial) to look for his prey.
Therefore, the snake made the best of both worlds often also was found around the swampy area and rice cultivation, under rotten woods in the forest, over the heap of offal that rotted, or in the river bank. Active tonight (nocturnal), the snake made the best of both worlds it was known preyed on other smaller snakes, the lizard, mammalian babies, and the earthworm.