Rainbow-coloured Snake identified in Munnar
Context:
- A team of herpetologists recently identified a snake that has the colours of the rainbow
More about news:
- Belonging to the genus Melanophidium, the non-venomous snakes, also known as shield tail snakes.
- They are endemic to the Western Ghats.
- The snake is largely nocturnal, and appears to be black in colour. But when light falls on it, it displays the colours of the rainbow.