Snakes of Pakistan

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It is the list of the snakes of Pakistan. Almost 52 species of snakes are found in this region. 13 species of snakes in Pakistan are piosonous.

Contents 1 Family Typhlopidae 2 Family Boidae 3 Family Elapidae 4 Family Hydrophiidae 5 Family Viperidae

[edit] Family Typhlopidae

The snakes of this family are not piosonous.

• Brahminy Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus)
• Slender blind snake (Typhlops porrectus)

[edit] Family Boidae

• Common sand boa Gongylophis conicus
• Red sand boa Eryx johnii
• Indian rock python Python molurus

[edit] Family Elapidae

Highly poisonous snakes are included in this family.

• Common Indian krait Bungarus caeruleus
• Sindh krait Bungarus sindanus
• Spectacled cobra Naja naja
• Naja oxiana

[edit] Family Hydrophiidae

• Large-headed sea snake Astrotia stokesii
• Beaked Seasnake or Hook-nosed sea snake Enhydrina schistosa
• Blue sea snake Hydrophis caerulescens
• Banded sea snake Hydrophis fasciatus
• Black-headed sea snake Hydrophis mammilaris
• Cochin banded sea snake Hydrophis ornatus
• Persian Gulf Sea Snake Hydrophis lapemoides
• Short sea snake Lapemis curtus
• Annulated sea snake Leioselasma cyanocincta
• Yellow sea snake Leioselasma spiralis
• Slender narrow-headed sea snake Microcephalophis gracilis

[edit] Family Viperidae

• Himalayan pit viper Gloydius himalayanus
• Levantine viper Macrovipera lebetina
• Russel's viper Daboia russelii
• Indian saw-scaled viper Echis carinatus