Bhubaneswar: Khokan Sethy of Biridi of Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha cast a hook overnight, wishing for a huge catch, however discovered an incredibly uncommon leucistic Checkered Keel Back snake in his fishing pole in the early morning.
According to sources, he pulled the string thoroughly out of the water and got rid of the fish hook from the snake’s mouth. Khokan was not able to determine the snake due to its yellow colour. He then sent out a couple of pictures to General Secretary of Snake Helpline Subhendu Mallik. Following which, a 3-member group from Snake Helpline checked out the location and analyzed the snake.
The yellow-colored snake was recognized as a Checkered Keelback snake with leucism. The eye colour of the snake was regular. Had it been an albino, the eyes would have been pink. A typical Checkered Keelback snake has a shiny brown, olive brown, yellow, brown, grey or black body with a checkered body pattern, Snake Helpline stated in a release.
Nevertheless, both side of the head holds the secret for recognition with 2 vibrant black streaks– one listed below, and the other from the eye to the angle of mouth. The 2 black streaks are of a faded to light black or dark grey colour in the leucistic Checkered Keelback. The body is general rough and the scales on the back feel really rough. That’s the factor for the English name keelback.
Typically discovered around freshwater bodies and paddy fields, this snake is active both throughout the day and during the night. When delighted a checkered keelback flattens its head, extends neck ribs, and raises up. In some cases individuals error it for a cobra in this position, it even more stated.
The snake was launched in an ideal close-by natural environment surrounded by water and rice fields after taking essential clinical measurements. “Thanks to the awareness spread out through media, individuals of the region did not eliminate the incredibly uncommon leucistic specimen. A white-bodied snake with pink eye would have been an albino. This yellow-colored snake with a regular eye is because of leucism, which is a condition of partial loss of melanin pigment,” Mallik stated.
