Snakes of Coorg

Coorg, known for its exotic scenery, is also a home to numerous unique species; Snakes are one among them. We have listed variety of snakes found in coorg with its name in Kodava language.

Name of snakes in Kodava Thakk

 

Bamboo Pit Viper

Kodava Name – Pache mandali paambu

 

Barred Wolf snake

 

Banded Racer Snake

 

Bibron’s Coral Snake

Kodava Name – Bibroon Pavala Paambu

 

Beddome’s Cat snake

 

Beddome’s Keelback

 

Cobra

Kodava Name – Kaatmurka

 

Common Krait

Kodava Name – Bale Muriya

 

Common Vine snake

Kodava Name – Pache Paambu

 

Common Cat Snake

Kodava Name – Poonye Paambu

 

Common Wolf Snake

 

Common Kukri snake

 

Common Trinket Snake

Kodava Name – Manja Gere Paambu

 

Common bronze back Tree snake

Kodava Name – Mara Paambu

 

Common Worm or Blind Snake

Kodava Name – Kuruda Paambu

 

Common Sand Boa

Kodava Name – Mann Paambu

 

Ceylon Cat Snake

 

Checkered Keelback

Kodava Name – Neerguduma Paambu

 

Dog faced water snake

Kodava Name – Naayi neer guduma paambu

 

Dumeril’s Black headed snake

Kodava Name –Kartha Pill Paambu

 

Elliot’s Shieldtail

Kodava Name – Moddu Baala Paambu

 

Foresten’s Cat snake

 

Green Keelback

Kodava Name – Pache Guduma Paambu

 

Hill Keelback

 

Hump Nosed Pit Viper

Kodava Name – Kari Mandali / Boodhu Mandali

 

Indian Rock Python

Kodava Name –Male Paambu

 

King Cobra

Kodava Name – Karnaada Paambu

 

Malabar Pit Viper

Kodava Name – Pachhe Mandali Paambu

 

Montane Trinket Snake

Kodava Name – Kere Bale Muriya

 

Ornate Flying snake

Kodava Name – Paarali paambu

 

 

Olive Keelback

Kodava Name – Mutha Paambu

 

 

 

 

Painted bronze back

Kodava Name – Mara Paambu

 

 

 

 

Pied-belly Shieldtail

Kodava Name – Moddu Baala Paambu

 

 

 

Red sand Boa

Kodava Name – Chonda Mann Paambu

 

 

 

Russel’s Viper

Kodava Name –Patte Kolaka

 

 

 

Rat Snake

Kodava Name – Kere Paambu, Manja Kere, Kartha Kere

 

 

 

Russell’s Kukri Snake

 

 

 

 

Saw – scaled Viper

Kodava Name –Urimandali Pambu

 

 

 

Striped Keelback

Kodava Name – Patte Pill Paambu

 

 

 

Slender Coral Snake

Kodava Name – Pavala Paambu

 

 

 

Striped Coral Snake

Kodava Name – Patte Pavala Paambu

 

 

 

Travancore Wolf snake

 

 

 

Western kukri snake

 

 

Whitaker’s Boa

Kodava Name – Whitaker Mann Paambu