Another rare snake species sighted

The snake was observed during a coordinated tiger-tracking patrol by a team comprising wildlife biologists Vipin Kapoor Sainy, Apoorv Gupta, and Rohit Ravi

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LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Dudhwa biologists came across yet another rare species of snake in Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary on Monday. It was later identified as Ahaetulla longirostris or long-snouted vine snake.

The chance encounter came close on the heels of another major discovery in the reserve last week with the first confirmed report of the Condanarus Sand Snake (Psammophis condanarus) in Uttar Pradesh.

Dudhwa biologist Vipin Kapoor Sainy described the discovery as a landmark herpetological breakthrough.