Worm Eaters of D-Town
The Worm Eaters of Darjeeling. A variety of unique and extraordinary serpents inhabit the Eastern Himalayas. The broad geography of landscapes offered and irregular variability in altitude acts as a biological niche for different species to inhabit. The wide spectrum of serpentine species include large venomous and ophiophagus Elapids such as the Bungarus niger (Black Krait), beautiful and venomous Viperids such as the Trimereserus sp. and even well known snakes such as the Indian Python ( Python molurus ) and the King Cobra ( Ophiophagus hannah ). Besides all the unique and commonly identifiable snakes, this location also houses a peculiar subterranean cousin of your serpentine nightmares. These snakes are the harmless worm eating snakes or the Trachischium snakes. Innocent in both behaviour and appearance ( that is considering you aren’t blindly afraid of scaled animals), these snakes are one of the most common herps an individual can come across in the district of Darjeeling. I...