Snakes in Goa
Goa has over 30 snake species, including the most venomous ones like the Indian cobra, saw-scaled viper, and Russell’s viper, sighted throughout the state. The largest snake in Goa is the king cobra measuring between 10 and 12 feet or even a maximum of 18 feet. On the other hand, the smallest snake is the Brahminy blind snake, around 4.5 – 6.5 inches long.
| Groups | Venomous | Non-venomous |
|---|---|---|
| Vipers | Russell’s Viper. Saw-scaled Viper | – |
| Pit Vipers | Malabar Pit Viper | – |
| Cobras | Indian Cobra (Spectacled Cobra) | |
| Whipsnakes | – | Sahyadri Hills Whipsnake |
| Kraits | Common Krait | – |
| Boiga | Indian Gamma Snake Forsten’s Cat Snake | – |
Enhydrina | Hook-nosed Sea Snake | – |
| Hydrophis | Shaw’s Sea Snake | – |
Chrysopelea | Ornate Flying Snake | – |
Ahaetulla | Sri Lankan Green Vine Snake | |
Cerberus | Dog-faced Water Snake | |
Indotyphlops | Brahminy Blind Snake | |
Afrotyphlops | – | Beaked Blindsnake |
Pseudoplectrurus | – | Karnataka Burrowing Snake |
| Coelognathus | – | Common Trinket Snake |
| Python | – | Indian Python |
| Eryx | – | Russell’s Boa Red Sand Boa Whitaker’s Sand Boa |
| Lycodon | – | Indian Wolf Snake Travancore Wolf Snake ussell’s Wolf Snake |
| Oligodon | – | Banded Kukri Snake Streaked Kukri Snake Tillack’s Kukri Snake |
| Hebius | – | Nilgiri Keelback |
Rhabdophis | – | Green Keelback |
Fowlea | – | Checkered Keelback |
| Dendrelaphis | – | Common Bronzeback Karnataka Bronzeback |
| Ptyas | – | Oriental Ratsnake |
| Acrochordus | – | Little File Snake |
