Dinodon gammiei
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Gammie's Wolf Snake, Dinodon gammiei, is a nonvenomous species of Colubrid
Colubrid
A colubrid is a member of the snake family Colubridae. This broad classification of snakes includes about two-thirds of all snake species on earth. The earliest species of the snake family date back to the Oligocene epoch. With 304 genera and 1,938 species, Colubridae is the largest snake family...

 snake found in Sikkim, India.

Description

At first glance, Gammie's Wolf Snake resembles the kraits. Its body is surrounded by alternating dark and light rings with irregular margins. Its head is dark olive, and there are light spots in the center of most shields. It has an imperfect pale collar, and the underside of the head and neck are whitish. Adults are about 80 cm (32 in.) long.
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