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Yellowbelly Worm-eating Snake

Colubrid Snakes

Trachischium tenuiceps

Basic stats

Range

Nepal, Bangladesh, north-east India (Darjeeling, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh) and Tibet; possibly Bhutan

Size

Adults up to 35cm total; tail 5cm

The yellowbelly worm-eating snake is a small colubrid found in South Asia and Tibet. It is blackish above and, as the name says, yellowish below. The smooth dorsal scales are in 13 rows, with males having keeled scales in the anal region. Adults may reach 35cm in total length, with a tail of 5cm (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found in Nepal, Bangladesh, north-east India and Tibet, and possibly in Bhutan, though the Reptile Database lists Bhutan. The sources opened give nothing on habitat, diet or breeding, so none is stated.

Quick answers

Where is the Yellowbelly Worm-eating Snake found?
Nepal, Bangladesh, north-east India (Darjeeling, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh) and Tibet; possibly Bhutan
How big is the Yellowbelly Worm-eating Snake?
Adults up to 35cm total; tail 5cm
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