#shieldtail

[herpsandbirds]

Madurai Shieldtail Snake (Uropeltis marudensis), family Uropeltidae, Munnar, Kerala, India

photograph by Francis Seow Choen

[billionneuronscurious]

Shield-tail Snake Hunting Earthworm.

This was the third time that I witnessed a Shield-tail Snake Hunting Earthworm. 

First time I saw it at Kaas, Second time I saw it in the outskirts of Satara city, and this is the Third time that I saw this at Raireshwar.

I have come across Shield-tail Snakes several times, but the species may have been different ones. Me after watching shield-tail snake hunting earthworm so many times, it appears, that the earthworm is their common prey, and this must be a common scene.

During this third encounter, while the snake in the video can be seen hunting earthworm, the snake later abandoned its hunt. The snake was observed leaving the earthworm and the scene. But, after snake vanished in nearby grass, and when I left the site, it remains unknown whether snake again pursued the same earthworm it had attacked.

Also, the earthworm appeared to have a tear on its body at one end. Whether the fight with snake somehow must have caused it, or it was caused by some other reason couldn’t be understood. This was happening on a trail, through which tourists were regularly passing.

-  Dhairyasheel Dayal

[luckydragon10]

Shieldtail (A KinnPorsche Oneshot)

I didn't set out to publish three fics this month, and yet! I did!

I was just thinking, there's a lot of Phoenix!Porsche in the fandom, but it sure would be nice to have some Naga!Porsche. So that's what I did. 🥰🐍

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Shieldtail (10288 words) by LuckyDragon Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: KinnPorsche: The Series (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Porsche Pachara Kittisawat/Kinn Anakinn Theerapanyakun Characters: Kinn's mom, the usual cast members Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Mythical Beings & Creatures, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Monsterfucking, Naga!Porsche, Prince!Kinn, Fluff, all fluff no hurt, Mythology - Freeform, KimChay freeform, Undernegotiated Kink, which is so typical for these two, Canon Typical Violence, Smut, Fluffersmutter, naga-human sex, Outrageous Flirting, Switching, Bottom Kinn Anakinn Theerapanyakun, Top Kinn Anakinn Theerapanyakun, Top Porsche Pachara Kittisawat, Bottom Porsche Pachara Kittisawat, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat Summary: Nagas have been the protectors of Thai royalty ever since there's been royalty to protect. But there are usually protocols to these things, and Kinn tramples past all of that. Completely by accident, of course.

[monarchbutt]

daily snake #10

🖤 The Pied-Bellied Shieldtail Snake (Melanophidium punctatum) is a species of snake endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It has a rounded snout, and they mainly eat earthworms.

[lovingexotics]

Iridescent Shieldtail Melanophidium bilineatum Source: Here Check out the List: 12 Uniquely Weird Snakes

[herpsandbirds]

Elliot’s Shieldtail (Uropeltis ellioti), family Uropeltidae, Gujarat, India

photograph by Aadit Patel

[herpsandbirds]

Bombay Shieldtail Snake (Uropeltis macrolepis), family Uropeltidae, Thane, Maharashtra, India

Photograph by Atharva Kerur

[herpsandbirds]

Bombay Shieldtail Snake (Uropeltis macrolepis), family Uropeltidae, Thane, Maharashtra, India

Photograph by Karan Solanki