Udupi: On Sunday, March 30, a golden tree snake which is also known as the “Flying Snake”, commonly found in the Malnad region of the state was found in the city. This snake rests on trees and flies from one tree to another. According to snake specialist Gururaj Sanil’s statement to one of the Kannada media, this species of snake was commonly found in the Western Ghats forest range and was a rare sight in the coastal region.

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He said that this might have traveled in one of the vegetable carriers from the Malnad region. The snake was spotted between the vegetables brought in a carrier to one of the hotels at Malpe. He had received information that there was a weird snake spotted. He rushed to the spot and after seeing it, He was sure it is a golden tree snake”, he added.

Explaining its features, Gururaj Sunil said that they look very attractive and come in different variants. He said that people usually panic as they see a multi-colored snake, thinking that they are poisonous and in this case, it was a similar instance here too. He said that this golden tree snake is not poisonous and a rare species.

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