wild life in asia

SHARK

2011-09-23T05:44:00.000-07:00

Like dogs, sharks rely on a keen sense of smell to track down food. But new research shows noses aren’t the only way that sharks detect smells: Their entire bodies, in fact, function as giant noses capable of even picking up the “shape” of a smell.

Running down the sides of every shark are nerve-packed strips called lateral lines. Researchers know these sensitive structures can detect the faint vibrations emitted by living things in water, but their ability to pick up scent was previously unknown. Even more surprising, researchers said, is that lateral lines can detect the 3-D “plumes” of scents — structures resembling the turbulence left behind after waving a hand through thick fog or steam.
"Odor plumes are complex, dynamic, three-dimensional structures used by many animal species to locate food, mates and home sites," said Jelle Atema, a Boston University biologist and co-author of the study detailed in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Experimental Biology. When deprived of the “odor plume” information, the study shows, sharks are unable to find the source of an odor.
To figure this out, researchers ran a stream of squid odor through a circulating water tank and noted a shark’s ability to find the source — with no eddies and plumes to track, the shark almost always failed. They then used the same setup, but added a brick behind the scent source, thereby jumbling up the flow of the squid smell and giving the shark more information to track it. Sure enough, the sharks fared much better in locating the "prey."
Researchers also numbed the lateral lines with a common antibiotic, producing a similarly disabling effect on the sharks' hunting abilities.
"The results are interesting for our understanding of animal navigation underwater and for the development of guidance of autonomous underwater vehicles,” Atma said.

The Great Python Hunt

2011-09-22T07:40:00.000-07:00

Thousands of 10-foot pythons roam the Florida Everglades, menacing man and beast alike. Catharine Skipp prepares to join the historic hunting expedition designed to stamp them out. Plus, read about Catharine's hunt here.
There are giant beasts stalking South Florida. Seriously: Burmese Pythons that can grow as long as a Winnebago and have been known to swallow German shepherds who take a wrong turn. There are an estimated 30,000 of them, slithering through Miami and surrounding counties. The reptiles wreak havoc on the local ecosystem. They can also kill people. Just last year, an 8½-foot family pet Burmese escaped its cage and strangled a 2-year-old girl while she slept in her crib.
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Concern about the snake menace has been growing for years. Last summer, the state offered 19 hunters licenses to chase down the critters, hoping they could help bring the population under control. It didn’t work. So now, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is taking a far more dramatic step: On March 6, they’re declaring open season on the giant pythons, opening up 736,000 prime snake-hunting acres to any Floridian with a hunting license. People from as far away as Australia want in on the action. For six weeks, an expected crowd of hundreds will get to take their best shot at bagging the beasts.
Local authorities talk of the need to bring in outside firepower with an almost comic bureaucratic calm. “In order to increase the numbers of reptiles of concern taken, we believe it is important to give the hunting community the tools for success, and that means the knowledge they need to apply their skill,” said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto, in announcing the need for to unleash hunters. Translation: The newbies need to follow the vets around, learning how to track, locate, and grab the suckers, then chop their heads off with a knife or machete. Those too squeamish to get close will shoot the snakes, with pistols, rifles, and shotguns.
Those too squeamish to get close will shoot the snakes, with pistols, rifles, and shotguns.
The siege of the Burms, as they’re affectionately known, is a relatively recent phenomenon. The snakes are not native to the region; biologists believe that the pioneers may have escaped from animal warehouses damaged during 1992’s Hurricane Andrew. Others were family castoffs—tossed out after the cute 19-inch hatchling picked up at the local pet store grew six feet long and more than 100 pounds in a year’s time (biologists believe most of South Florida’s pythons are two to three years old, and in the six-to-ten foot range). And still others were flown in as part of South Florida’s active exotic animal trade.
Once established, the population exploded. They feel at home, the Everglades resembling their native Asian habitat. The region’s vast network of waterways affords plenty of room to roam for creatures that can swim for miles, and hold their breath underwater for minutes at a time. When they’re not swimming, they’re mating—at an impressive rate. A 3-year-old mommy pops out between 40 and 60 sticky white leathery eggs each breeding season, and can keep up that clip for five years.
And there aren’t many big threats in the local ecosystem. The hatchlings can fall prey to a raccoon, a bird, or a rodent. But by the time the python’s had his growth spurt, forget about it. The largest native snake—the endangered Eastern Indigo—weighs just 13 pounds. Pythons, boasting 100 teeth in four rows, hidden by gums, squeeze their dinner to death with crushing force; they battle gators to a draw.
Local authorities tried all kinds of population control. They captured females, implanted them with the snake equivalent of LoJacks, then released into the wild—tracking them to their love lairs, in hope of snagging the lurking lotharios. There was a brief attempt to train a beagle named Python Pete to track the snakes. Sen. Bill Nelson, the Florida Democrat, has introduced federal legislation to ban the importation of nine big snakes into the country, including the Burmese Python. And the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission tried government regulation—imposing licensing requirements limiting the sale of pythons and other scaley nuisances. Authorities say there are only 398 licenses statewide—a figure that grossly undercounts the number of snakes in homes. There’s even a yearly amnesty day, when owners of illegal or unlicensed exotics can turn in their pets—no questions asked. In its fifth year, a few dozen pythons, measuring three to 10 feet, have been handed over.

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2011-09-22T07:37:00.000-07:00

8.5.11 Everglades National Park - 1 Python

Tonight I had the honor of accompanying a veteran Python Hunter (he holds Python Permit #1 for the National Park) and a Biologist from Denison University to the Everglades National Park (on a separate note, I heard from Skip Snow that I have been approved for the National Park Permit... WooHoo!!!) It was a great time and I thoroughly enjoyed the education from both. Of course, I think they intentionally choose to call every snake we saw by their scientific names just to tease me. LOL, a faccia-what? I just nodded. :) We saw a lot of snakes, ranging from Ribbon Snakes to Banded Water Snakes (saw a lot of these), but unfortunately we didn't see any Pythons. We stopped to walk around, and I have to admit, I was a bit unprepared compared to my comrades, for the mosquito attack that happened for the next 30 minutes. I will be better prepared next time. I did find a snake as we were walking around, a Florida Kingsnake.

We called it a night around 1:00 am and started for home. A few miles away from the Everglades National Park, and outside of the WMA's we came across a 3.5' Python in road. We stopped and jumped out and it was obvious right away that it had been hit by a car, but it was still alive and instantly struck out in defense when grabbed. We bagged it up, and it will be dropped off, most likely to be euthanized so it doesn't suffer. This snake was most likely born last year.

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Amphibians

2011-09-21T00:35:00.000-07:00

The amphibians belong to the class amphibian. Ectothermoc or cold blooded animals like frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians metamorphose from a juvenile, water breathing form to an adult, air breathing form. Amphibians are four limbed animals. As by their ancestors "the fish" the amphibians lay eggs in the water. Amphibians are similar to the reptiles.

The ecological indicators (amphibian) around the globe have met a decline in the amphibian population in the recent decades. Since many species are now threatened and extinct the scientists says that it is due to the direct result of the water pollution and other similar sources.

In the Devonian period the amphibians evolved and during the Permian periods they were the top predators in the carboniferous. But in the Permian-Triassic extinction many lineages were wiped out. The metoposaurs the one group of the amphibian existed till the Triassic period but as the world became drier they died early in the Jurassic period. Only the relict temnospondyls like koolasuchus and the modern orders of lissamphibia were left in a handful amount.

Amphibians are the first back bone animals that existed it the earth. They belong to the kingdom animalia and phylum vertebrata. Amphibians are further classified into three orders. To know more about it click here Classification of Amphibians

Amphibians are cold blooded animals that posses backbone and are the direct offspring of fishes. They have the capacity to live both on land as well as in water. Amphibians have complex circulatory system unlike fish that have scales. The larvae of the amphibians that develop in the water breathe through gills while the adults breathe through skins and lungs. Some amphibians are terrestrial at some point of time in their life cycle.

To study more about the distinct features of the amphibians that display the features between the fish and reptiles visit the page Characteristic of Amphibians.

Amphibians

2011-09-21T00:29:00.000-07:00

The amphibians belong to the class amphibian. Ectothermoc or cold blooded animals like frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians metamorphose from a juvenile, water breathing form to an adult, air breathing form. Amphibians are four limbed animals. As by their ancestors "the fish" the amphibians lay eggs in the water. Amphibians are similar to the reptiles.

The ecological indicators (amphibian) around the globe have met a... Read more

Birds	Fishes	Reptiles
Birds the beautiful creatures that can be seen all around the globe. They can be seen in our houses and gardens nesting and feeding theri young ones. They are very interesting to see and a lovable ones. It is so interesting to watch and observe the birds and to note their varying characteristics... Read more	Fishes are oldest aquatic vertebrates found all over the globe. Nearly 500 million years ago the first fish appeared on the earth. Today fishes make up the largest group of vertebrates with 24,000 species. Fishes have their habitats in lakes, streams, oceans, and estuaries. In 1991 it was estimated that 2546 species... Read more	Animals that have scales and the ability to creep are called Reptiles. Since the animals have the ability to creep they got the name Reptiles (meaning to creep). Reptiles are cold blooded animals that live on the world since the Dinosaurs period. The Dinosaurs is the biggest and the extinct species... Read more

Mammals Mammals are endothermic and are warm blooded animals. Of all the class in the animal world the mammals are considered to be the most advanced and popular class. They are the oldest animals in the world that live from the world of dinosaurs. Mammals belong to the class mammalia and are the only class that has hair and feed their young ones with the milk produced by the mammary glands... Read more
Recent Discoveries Here in this site we maintain a record of the latest discoveries of the animal species with a neat description and a detailed picture of the species. The newly discovered animals are added to our site as and then they are uncovered to the outside world In short: A new species of lizard has been discovered in the tropical evergreen forest in central highlands province of kon tum. This lizard species was discovered on 30th Mar 2010... Read more Enjoy a look at the recent discoveries in the world of animals!

AMPHIBIANS ANIMALS

2011-09-21T00:16:00.001-07:00

All About Amphibians

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The word amphibian means two-lives. Amphibians spend their lives in the water and on land.

All amphibians begin their life in water with gills and tails. As they grow, they develop lungs and legs for their life on land.

Bullfrog tadpole.

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Amphibians are cold-blooded, which means that they are the same temperature as the air or water around them.

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Fire Salamander
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There are more than 4,000 different kinds of amphibians. Members of this animal class are frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians or blindworms.

SHARKS HUNTING

2011-09-18T00:48:00.000-07:00

Sharks are killed by fishermen and hunters, by accident and intentionally. Millions of animals are caught in fishing nets and shark nets every year, struggling until exhaustion, when their bodies eventually collapse onto their organs, effectively crushing them to death. Shark nets are designed to deliberately capture and kill ‘dangerous’ shark species, and are responsible for the deaths of many predators as well as dozens of other harmless and even endangered species. Fishing nets are not designed to capture sharks, but indiscriminately scoop up everything that is unfortunate enough to be in the water at that time.
A frightening incident occurred in the late 1980’s, when 32 fishing boats embarked on an excursion to capture 3 million squid in Japan. However, they accidentally killed over 58 000 Blue Sharks, 52 Fur Seals, 914 dolphins, 141 porpoises, 25 Puffins and 22 marine turtles. This fleet had been using drift nets, which are dragged through vast expanses of water, catching everything in their path.
In contrast, fishermen have long been actively targeting sharks for their skin, meat, fins and the oil that is

Shark at market

found in their liver. The skin is used for leather products due to its beautifully smooth appearance and its sometimes-astounding thickness (designed to withstand the bites from males wanting to mate or during occasional battles). The fins are valuable for the delicacy, Shark Fin Soup, which costs about 100 US Dollars in Japan. Sadly, these fins are often savagely cut from the shark’s body while it is still alive, only for the body to be thrown back into the ocean to die slowly. The liver is proportionally very large, and is filled with oil that is significantly less dense than water, which is the shark’s chief means of remaining buoyant. This oil is valuable for its mineral content and for the products that can be made with it. However, these qualities can also be found in vegetable oils, and authorities are being urged to prohibit the killing of these animals for this purpose.

In some countries, such as Australia, it is illegal to kill certain species, particularly those that mature late, produce small litters and have extended periods between new litters. Examples of these are the Great White Shark and the Grey Nurse Shark.
There are several direct and indirect negative impacts made by the killing of sharks. Hunting these predators means lower population numbers, which could eventually result in the extinction of several species. It disturbs the natural order of the various species and the way that they interact with and influence one another. The relationship between prey and predator becomes unbalanced, allowing certain species that are usually preyed upon to explode in population numbers, eventually needing to be culled. When mass killings occur in certain areas, entire age groups or sexes are destroyed, leaving the remaining population with a huge gap in their generation and structure. Also significant is the fact that smaller sharks are prey for larger ones, so killing them diminishes the food supply for others. When sharks die, their carcass sinks to the ocean floor and sustains numerous species of fish and marine animals, big and small.

Shark Hunting and Commercial Fishing

Sharks come in all sizes and they are very fascinating creatures that live in waters all over the world. However, many of them have been hunted in large numbers over the years.

In many areas it is legal to hunt sharks and in some others the practice continues even though it is against the law. The thrill of hunting very large sharks is one that many people don’t want to miss out on. In fact, there are expeditions with guides that can lead people right to them for the right price.

Fishing or Fearing

One of the leading reasons for shark hunting has been to destroy them. There is no love lost between these creatures and man in many areas. Where commercial fishing is a huge industry, sharks are believed to be an entity that prevent the money being made like it should. The logic is that if they destroy the sharks that consume the fish they want to capture and sell commercially then they will get more of it in their nets.
Many people are afraid of sharks too so they feel by killing them they make the water safer for everyone in them. Even though evidence shows otherwise, there are still many that believe sharks are man eating killing machines. They certainly don’t want to share the water that the swim or go boating in with these animals.

The Killing Soup

Sharks are hunted for their fins too. In fact, making fin soup is a very common food in some parts of the world, like China. Extremely large sharks are often killed only to get their fins removed. The rest of the body is left to rot on the land or it is put back in the water for other creatures to feed upon.
The consumption of shark meat is common in some areas as well. They will hunt sharks and use their entire bodies. The meat is used for food and the fat for oil. They even use the skin to make sandpaper and various types of tools. All of these problems combined though have lead to an upset in the world of sharks. We have to remember that they are a vital part of the food chain.

Conservation Efforts to Deter Hunting
Due to conservation efforts, some species of sharks are now protected. This means individuals found to injure or kill them intentionally can be fined or they can go to jail. Yet there just doesn’t seem to be enough man power out there to strongly enforce some laws.

In some parts of the world there are limits to the number of sharks that can be killed annually. However, the governments of these areas usually don’t strictly enforce those limits either.
Certain types of sharks are more likely to be hunted than others. For those that wish to hunt them for a thrill, the larger ones and the more aggressive ones are what they seek out. Those often used for food reside in regions where their other choices for meat are likely to be scarce. In other areas, the types of sharks killed depend on the types of commercial hunting that take place there as well.
With the advances in technology, it is easier to kill sharks than in the past. The early people had to do so with nets and with spears. Now there are electronic devices, fast moving boats, and people can use special equipment to dive into the water to find the sharks they wish to hunt. Such events though can have a serious effect on the aquatic world if we aren’t careful. This is why you should definitely report any acts of shark hunting that you may be aware of to the proper authorities.

THE HUNTING

2011-09-18T00:26:00.000-07:00

Thailand Snake Journal – Snake Hunting is Rough Lately

We spent a few hours pulling these out of trees in the mangroves in southern Thailand. Great FUN! Mangrove Snake - Boiga dendrophila melanota - mildly venomous, rear fanged.

If you’re going to come herping in Thailand and you’re wondering what months not to come, I can tell you.
November – March.
By November the whole country starts cooling off. While the snakes don’t go into total hibernation for the most part, they do get awful sluggish and some don’t move for months.
If you’re paying for someone to take you herping in Thailand you are better off coming during the May – September timeframe. Even October is usually quite a bit better than November. Keep in mind that if the cool weather comes early (80′s F) the snakes will get harder to find – and sometimes impossible!
Usually I don’t go hunting for snakes in November to March – there is just no point in it. This year a number of people have been in contact with me to go herping with them, and we did spend hours in the field looking. Picture walking for hours and hours from 7pm to 10-12 midnight – prime time for snakes – and finding nothing. These spots were the most productive that I know during other months. During these months – we found scorpions, geckos, millipedes, spiders, monitors, and tree marsupials.
I’ll be doing little herping after December 10th – as that’s when the last batch of guys is coming to give it a shot. Hopefully I’ll have something to show you soon!

Thailand Snake Note: Henning

I met this guy “Henning” through this site – he sent me an email requesting ID of a juvenile snake that we figured out after a couple days… a juvenile sunbeam snake. Now we’ve been writing back and forth many times and I’ve come to know him a little bit.
Henning is from Norway. He’s here in Thailand about 6 months out of the year.
Henning is an obsessed snake hunter – more than me. The guy puts more hours in snake hunting than anyone else in the country while he’s here. That is no exaggeration. The guy is phenomenal. He’s out in the field 12 hours per day sometimes!
He finds lots of snakes – he’s always sending me photos of what he found recently – even NOW when the weather is bad for snakes – he’s finding them. The guy has incredible luck – but, he’s tenacious. He keeps going until he gets the snake.
Early on – he got sprayed by a spitting cobra while hunting snakes in the jungle. He got a video of it too – one of the only videos on Youtube of such a thing. He ended up rinsing out his eye and getting to the hospital – they cleaned it – and he’s OK. Said it burned like hell though!
Henning’s spitting cobra got him in the eye video ->

While you’re at it – check out this slow motion video of this cobra spitting – DAMN.
Henning is in and around the Hua Hin area.
If you have a wicked craving to catch snakes in that area – hook up with him and go find some. I don’t think you’ll find someone that is more energetic and better at finding them than he is.
Now wait… that’s not all.
Henning is reckless as all hell. He was catching cobras before he knew what they were. Currently he’s trying to tame a Naja kouthia – monocled cobra – so he can hand hold it. I have warned him MANY times – and yet, the guy is not easily talked out of what he wants to do.
If you go with him on a snake hunt – don’t do like he does…! But do bring a video camera!
hahah!
He’s reading this I know – so I can joke about him and I think he’ll be OK with it.
If you want to go drunk snake hunting THAT is Henning’s specialty!
Seriously – the guy sounds like great fun – and if your passion is Thailand snakes and you live in or will be in that area of the country and want to go herping with him – let me know and I’ll put you in touch with him!

2011-09-18T00:08:00.000-07:00

Python

2011-09-17T00:57:00.000-07:00

Python

Python snake, also known as Ajgar, is one of the most massively built snakes of the Indian subcontinent. It belongs to the Boidae Family and is dependent on water to quite an extent. One of the unique features of the Rock pythons of India is that they can raise their body temperature above the ambient level, through muscular contractions.

Physical Traits
Python snake grows to an average length of somewhere around 4 m, with the longest python measuring 5.85 m. Its weight varies from 70 to 129 pounds. The entire body is covered with scales, which are usually smooth and glossy. The head is flat, with small eyes and large nostrils. On either side of the anal vent are vestigial or rudimentary limbs, known as spurs. An adult python is white or yellow in color, depending upon its habitat. The pythons of the hill forests of Western Ghats and Assam are darker in color, while those of the Deccan Plateau and East Coast are lighter. Sensory pits on the rostral (snout shield) and first two labials distinguish a Rock python from other types of snakes.

Behavior
Rock python of India is a lethargic creature, moving only while hunting a prey or when threatened. It shows great swimming ability and is quite at ease in water.

Diet
The diet of Pythons consists of mammals, birds and reptiles. After eating a huge meal, they may go without food for many days. There is also an incidence of an Indian python not eating for 2 years at a stretch.

Natural Habitat
Python snakes can be found in dense as well as open Indian forests, mostly estuarine mangrove forest, arid scrub jungle and rain forest. They may live in abandoned mammal burrows, hollow trees, dense water reeds and mangrove thickets. However, pythons prefer to live near a permanent source of water, like rivers and lakes.

Status and Threats
Rock python of India is an endangered species, now partly protected by the Tamil Nadu Government. The reason for this is that it is killed for its fine skin, meat and even for medicinal purposes.

Facts about Indian Python

Kingdom :	Animalia
Scientific Name :	Python molurus molurus
Class :	Reptilia
Order :	Squamata
Suborder :	Serpentes
Family :	Boidae
Genus :	Python
Species :	Python molurus
Subspecies :	P.M. molurus
Length :	Around 4 m
Weight :	70 pounds to 129 pounds

King Cobra

2011-09-17T00:30:00.000-07:00

King Cobra
[Wild Animals in India]

The King Cobra, found in India is the largest venomous snake in the world. In a single bite it can inject enough venom to kill an elephant - up to 6- 7 ml. This is enough to kill up to 20 people. The King Cobra is worshipped in India, particularly on the festive occasion of Nag Panchami and is depicted in sculptures on temple walls and celebrated in myth and legend. The venom of King Cobras has a paralyzing effect on the nerves and has been used to develop painkillers used to treat arthritis in humans.
Zoological name: Ophiophagus hannah
Range: King Cobras are found across South East Asia from India through Southern China, Vietnam Malaysia Indonesia and the Philippines. The largest recorded King Cobras have been found in peninsular Malaysia.
Estimated population. Exact numbers of King Cobra population in India are unknown. They are considered an endangered species.
Physical characteristics: King Cobras grow to an average length of 3 m. The longest recorded King Cobra was 5.58 m. When threatened the King Cobra reacts by putting on a threat display. It rises to one-third the length of its body, spreads its hood and emits a hissing noise. The color of a King Cobra's body can range from black to gray to brownish green. The belly is usually white or cream in color. Young King Cobras, which are about 14 inches long, have bright markings on their bodies. They often have yellow, white or black bands across their bodies. These bright bands fade with time to become the broad chevron like markings seen on adult cobras.
Habitat: King Cobras prefer rainforest and humid jungle. Thick undergrowth, cool swamps and bamboo clusters. Cobras prefer to avoid human habitation. The destruction of their habitat has led to increased human cobra conflict. Cobras can slide up trees and bushes and spend a significant amount of time above the ground, looking for prey.
Diet: King Cobras feed on other snakes and small reptiles. It's preferred diet is non-venomous snakes such as the Rat Snake but also eats venomous snakes such as the Common or Indian Cobra, smaller King Cobras and Kraits. It can eat snakes that are almost its own length and also eats monitor lizards, frogs and other small amphibians and reptiles. The King cobra kills striking its prey with its fangs and injecting a lethal amount of venom. It then swallows its prey whole.
Behavior: King Cobras can rise up to one-third their length and look for prey or as a defensive gesture. They rarely attack humans and will only strike to protect its eggs, in self-defense or when threatened or provoked. The King Cobra prefers to avoid confrontation with humans. Male King Cobras wrestle with each other in ritual mating contests for a female cobra. King Cobras are the only snakes that make nests for their eggs. The female snake or Queen brings together a pile of leaves. As the leaves decay they generate heat, which keeps the eggs warm. The Queen lays 20-40 eggs in the base of the nest and curls up above them to keep them warm till they hatch. The eggs are incubated for 2 months. During this time the Queen will defend her nest from any predators. The Queen leaves the nest just before the young snakes emerge from their eggs. In India the traditional belief is that King Cobras mate for life. King Cobras shed their skin several times a year in a process known as ecdysis.
Status: King Cobras are threatened by the loss of rainforest jungle and bamboo groves. The destruction of their natural habitat has led King Cobras to come into conflict with humans. The fear of the cobra's venom often leads to Cobras being killed as soon as they are seen. Cobras are usually killed due to human encroachment. They are also killed for their skin which is used to make leather items such as belts, purses and bags.
Tourists can see King Cobras at the Snake Park near Chennai in Tami Nadu, on India Wildlife Tours. In the wild King Cobras are found in sanctuaries in South and North Eastern India, but prefer to avoid humans and are not easily seen in the wild.

Snakes in India wild life

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Snakes in India

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There are over 2000 types of snakes in the world out of which approximately 200 are found in India. They can be different from a worm snake which is approximately 10 cms to a snake which can be 6 mts long. They live at almost all places in warm seas, semi deserts, swamps, lakes and even Himalayan glaciers up to an elevation of 500 mts.

The main type os snakes from India are :
Common Worm Snake also known as Typhlina bramina. It is a small worm like snake found almost all over india and lives in the elevation of hills up to 1000 mts.
Perrotet's Shield-tail Snake also known as Plectrurus perroteti. Found in the west coast of India a small snake mainly found in The western Ghats of Nilgiri abd Annamalai hills.
Indian Rock Python also known as Python molurus. It is a large thick-bodied snake found in many parts of India. It ranges from the mangrove forest to arid scrublands and dense rain forest of the eastern Himalaya up to an elevation of about 2000 mts.
Common Sand Boa known as Eryx conicus. It is a short and thick-bodied snake. Mainly found in the plains and low hills of India. Being nocturnal they hunt after it gets dark.
Red Sand Boa also known by the name of Eryx johnii. These are medium sized snakes with a very blunt tail. It is found in the drier parts of land.
Common Wolf Snake named as Lycodon aulicus. A small snake thin and proportionate its height found throughout India. It occurs at an elevation of about 2000 mts in the hills.
Banded Kukri known as Oligodon arnesis. It is a small snake having prominent cross bands on its body. It is found all over India and can go up to an elevation of 200 mts. Found mainly in eastern Himalayan.
Stripped Keelback also named as Amaphiesma stalata. They are medium sized snakes. They resemble with the water snakes. They are found all over India and can go up to an elevation of 2000 mts. In the hills.
Green Keelback is also names as Macropisthodon plumbicolor. They are medium in size. And are found in the forest region of India. They can go to an elevation of 1500 mts.
Checkered Keelback Watersnake also names as Xenochropis piscator. Medium sized snake which can elevate up to 3000 mts.
Olive Keelback Watersnake also named as Altritium schistosum. It can be small as well medium sized snake. They are found in central and peninsular india. And can go to an elevation of about 1000 mts.
Trinket Snake is also named as Elaphe halena. It is a medium sized snake. It is found all over India to an elevation of 4000 mts. In the Himalayas.
Rat Snake is also known as Ptyas muscosus. It is found upto an elevation of 4000 mts. And is a large scaled snake. It can adapt to any environment. They are rat-eaters.
Banded Racer known as Argyrogena fasicolatus. This snake prefers to live amongst tall grass and bushes and is small to medium sized and is found in plains of India.
Royal Snake also named as Spalerosophis diadema. It is found in the drier tracts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu hills and Himachal Pradesh. The size of the snake is medium to large. And it can elevate 2000 mts.
Bronze-back Tree Snake is known as Dendrelaphis tristis. These type of snakes prefers low bushes and thorny trees. And can elevate of 2000 mts in the Himalayas. The size of the snake is medium and it is found all over India.
Flying Snake is named as Chrysopelea ornata. It is found in the forest of southwest India and even northeastern parts of the country. North of Bihar and Orissa. The size of the snake is medium sized. These snakes prefer to live on large trees and appear to glide for some distance.
Vine Snake named as Ahaetulla nasutus. It is found all over India except in the northwest and parts of Ganga Plain. The size is medium to large sized. They can occur at an elevation of 2500 mts and prefer to live in low bushes and trees.
Common Cat Snake also by the name of Boiga trigonata. These are nocturnal in habit . These snakes prefer to spend the day time in cool place. The size of the snake is small to medium. It is found all over India up to an elevation of 3000 mts.
Dog-faced Water snake is named as Cerberus rhynchops. It is a medium sized snake and is found in the coastal tracts. They normally prefer to live in muddy and rocky areas in estuaries, mangrove swamps, salt pans and deserted creeks.
Common Krait also named as Bungarus caeruleus. These snakes are found almost all over India up to an elevation of 1700 mts. The habit of this snake is nocturnal. The size of this snake is medium and it has white thin bands on its body.
Banded Krait named as Bungarus caeruleus. These snakes have prominent yellow and black bands on its body. The size of the snake is medium. They are found in northeast India, Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. They can be found up to an elevation of 1500 mts.
Sleder Coral Snake also named as Callophis melanurus. This type of snake is found in all parts of the country except northeast India, Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. They can go up to an elevation of 1500 mts. It is small in size.
Indian Spectacled Cobra also known as Naja naja naja. They eat frog, toads, rodents, birds and small snakes. They can elevate of about 4000 mts. The size is medium to large. They are found all over India.
Indian Monocled Cobra is also named as Naja naja kaouthia. The habit of these snakes is nocturnal. They are found in northeast parts of India Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. They are medium-sized snakes.
King Cobra is also names as Ophiophagus hannah. This type of snakes have distinct cross bands on its forebody. These are large sized snakes. The length of these snakes is up to 5 mts in length. They are found in dense forests of South India Himalayan foothills, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal and North east India up to an elevation of 2000 mts.
Hook-nosed Sea Snake is also named as Enhydrina schistosa. The body of these snakes is flattened body and tail. The size is medium sized. They are found along the coast and coastal islands. Seasonally they are also found in deep sea though they prefer coastal areas.
Russell's Viper named as Vipera russellii. The ya re found all over India in plains as well as hills up to an elevation of about 3000 mts. The size of the snake is medium to large. They have bright patterns on its body.
Saw-scaled Viper is named as Echis carinatus. They can occur in area as high as 2000 mts. In northwestern Himalayas. Usually a small sized snake and is found all over India mainly in the plains.
Bamboo Pit Viper is also named as Trmeresurus gramineus. Found in the hills of central and eastern India. It prefers cold, thick vegetation along watercourses and bamboos and other dense foliage. They are smaller in size and have triangular head.
These were 30 out of 200 different types of snakes found in India. There are even other types of snakes some of them are 1. Slender Worm Snake (Typhilina porrectus) 2. Pied-belly Shield-tail Snake (Melanophidium punctatum) 3. Nilgiri Shield-tail Snake(Uropeltis ocellatus) 4.Regal Python (Python reticulatus) 5. Khasi Earth Snake (Stoliczkaia khasiensis) 6. Olive Forest Snake (Rhabdops olivaceus) 7. Glossy Marsh Snake (Gerarda prevostiana).

Wild life History

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Background and History

In the late 1950’s, two young brothers John and Brian were paid a bounty of 10 cents by their father for every mouse they caught near the outside of their house. The brothers first tried cheese as bait, since mice in cartoons always loved cheese. The results from cheese weren’t as good as expected. Then experiments began with different baits on the mousetraps. The goal was not just to find a bait that worked better than cheese, but to find a bait that the mice really went for and would attract every mouse that went near it. From these humble beginnings the spark was kindled and the earliest foundations laid for what was later to become America’s Top Brand®.

In the 1960’s the family moved to a more remote location with many animals around. Always eager to improve on their success, the brothers soon began to think about the different scents that different animals reacted to. Whenever they would see anything written about scents attracting animals they would really dig into it. From there it was just a short step to conducting experiments in hopes of learning how to improve upon what was available to hunters at the time.

After years of hunting trips, hobby experimentations, and lots of trial and error, the brothers, with help from their Dad, hit on an irresistible formula that attracted deer like nothing they’d ever seen before – Trail’s End® #307®.

Deer Camp success with Wildlife Research Center products Trail’s End® #307® World’s Best Buck Lure™ Since 1983 TRAIL’S END® #307® deer scent from Wildlife Research Center® is a complex blend of natural ingredients developed through years of extensive testing in the field, on wild whitetail deer. It is truly an outstanding buck scent, packed with natural deer calling ingredients, some of which are not well known, but are highly effective. This powerful deer attractant really brings in bucks all season, but especially during the rut.

Being sportsmen and wanting to share their hunting success, in 1983 they made Trail’s End® #307® available to their fellow hunters through mail order magazine ads. When it came to finding just the right name for their company, they decided Wildlife Research Center® best described what their business was all about. But this was just the beginning.

It wasn’t as easy as they thought it would be. In 1983 they spent about $10,000 on magazine ads to sell Trail’s End® #307®. That year they sold enough Trail’s End® #307®, so that they took in a little over $1,000. It was a tough start, and a long hard road. It wasn’t until their 9th year in business before they were able to receive any pay from the business.

One of the very first Trail’s End® #307® ads ran in 1983

Now, even though the money was very minimal, they were able to work at Wildlife® full-time. With their passion for finding new and better ways to hunt at full boil, they continued testing and researching products non-stop. As they were able - hour after hour, day after day, they experimented with formulas and tested them in the woods, examining all of their findings and refining their research until they had produced the best products available.

They developed more attractant scents and masking scents for hunting Whitetail Deer, and other kinds of big game as time went on. Additionally, Wildlife® brought unique and innovative scent dispensers to the market, like the Ultimate Scrape-Dripper®, the only temperature activated liquid scent dispenser for use at scrapes, that is made to drip only during the daytime. It really helps to get the bucks worked up and come in during daytime hunting hours! It was a total breakthrough for scrape hunters.

Ultimate Scrape-Dripper® This patented deer scent dripper from Wildlife Research Center® is the deadliest method known to keep a scrape fresh and working. The Ultimate Scrape-Dripper® drips your buck lure only during the rising temperature to make sure the buck works the scrape during the day. This unique unit tells the buck that a doe came by during the day, allowing the user to pattern the buck. The unit shuts off at night or during rain when temperatures are not rising. Will operate about a week on 1 FL OZSpecial Golden Estrus® Super Fresh and “Use By” Dated. Special Golden Estrus® deer scent is the extra fresh Natural Whitetail doe urine with estrus secretions. Originally it was only available to industry insiders. Special Golden Estrus® buck lure from Wildlife Research Center® is put-up in amber glass bottles and labeled with its own serial number and “Use By” date. It’s the Smell Your Trophy Buck Has Been Waiting For!Active-Scrape® Full Spectrum Scrape Hunting Deer Scent For Use at Real and Mock Scrapes. Active-Scrape® buck lure from Wildlife Research Center® is a blend of doe urine with estrus secretions combined with buck urine – this deer scent is natural and the real thing. The smell of a strange buck in his territory Enrages the Dominant Buck, while the smell of a doe Sexually Arouses him. Scrape Hunting: The best way to hunt bucks.Red Fox Urine Here is a Deer Hunter’s Grade™ Masking Scent & Fear Reducer. It’s collected only from adult, red fox. This premium urine hunting scent from Wildlife Research Center® is acknowledged as one of the best cover scents a hunter can use. It also works as an excellent fear reducer in scents a hunter can use. It also works as an excellent fear reducer in deer. This is the best red fox urine you can use. You can smell the difference.

They came out with their Pro-Wick® scent dispensers, the special synthetic felt wicks that totally changed the direction of the scent dispenser market. Other break-through scent dispensers followed.

Pro-Wick® The scent wick that started it all. These high intensity hunting scent dispensers from Wildlife Research Center® are made from special synthetic felt that will not alter the smell of your hunting lure. Simple to use, hunting scent is applied to each Pro-Wick® that is then hung on a branch or twig approximately 5’ off the ground, so the scent is carried right to the deer’s nose. May be easily removed at night. Come 4 to a pack in resealable, zip lock bag.Quik-Wiks® These are a compact, convenient, & easy to use hunting scent dispenser from Wildlife Research Center®. The patented rain shedding design, special non-reactive felt scent wick, screw-on seal, & uniquely practical design Make Quik-Wiks® a MUST for the serious hunter. Protected under U.S. patent; 6,158,668Key-Wick® The patented design allows you to insert Key-Wicks® from Wildlife Research Center® right into the bottle of liquid hunting scent. Hang them on a branch or twig about 5’ above the ground in your hunting area. These scent wicks are made from special synthetic felt that will not react with liquid hunting lure and will really wick out the scent.

In the 1980’s they also began researching and testing scent eliminator sprays. Scent Killer® Spray was a total break-through. It was the first odorless scent elimination spray on the market. Besides being odorless, its performance was extreme. Amazingly effective in the field, Scent Killer® has also been found to be over 99% effective at stopping replicated human odor in testing at Rutgers University, and it works for days after drying. New Super Charged® Scent Killer® has been found to be even more effective.

Scent Killer® Spray™ 99% Wildlife Research Center® scent elimination formula Over 99% Effective at stopping replicated human odor in testing at Rutgers University! It stops human & other odors on contact. Unique, complex, odorless formula eliminates human odor by preventing odor causing molecules from forming a gas. Spray Scent Killer® onto Clothing and Boots! A Heavy Application Works for days after drying!

Besides the brothers, there is a crew of great people at Wildlife Research Center®. They really care about their customers. They work hard to make great product and get it out for the hunters. Most of the people at Wildlife Research Center® have been there for a long time. They do a great job, making sure hunters have the best scent products available and are happy to be working together.

Today, as part of their ongoing commitment to retaining their position as America’s Top Brand®, they continue to do what has always worked before. Besides the work done by people inside the company, they also work with top scientific experts from outside of the company. Combining the best resources, best field and lab testing methods, and strong relationships with independent labs & top scientific experts, to help them find new ways to improve your performance.

“We built our business on the trust of hunters, along with a deep respect for wildlife and the sport of hunting. We offer a full 100% Money-Back Guarantee on everything we sell.”

The packaging explains how to use each product. This website offers a lot of good information on product usage and general integration of various products into your hunting for maximum results. See the Field Photos and Trophy Gallery. Perhaps you have a photo to send in – check out these sections for more information.

“If we didn’t feel fully confident, offering you our 100% Money-Back Guarantee on any particular product – we wouldn’t consider offering the product!”

Good hunting!

Besides the brothers, there is a crew of great people at Wildlife Research Center®. They really care about their customers. They work hard to make great product and get it out for the hunters. Most of the people at Wildlife Research Center® have been there for a long time. They do a great job, making sure hunters have the best scent products available and are happy to be working together.

2011-09-14T06:02:00.000-07:00

What is Wildlife management
Wildlife management is a general term for the process of keeping wild species at desirable levels which are determined by the wildlife managers. Wildlife management can include game keeping, wildlife conservation and pest control. Wildlife management has become an integrated science using disciplines such as mathematics, chemistry, biology, ecology, climatology and geography to gain the best results.

Wildlife conservation aims to halt the loss in the earths biodiversity by taking into consideration ecological principles such as carrying capacity, disturbance and succession and environmental conditions such as physical geography, pedology and hydrology with the aim of balancing the needs of wildlife with the needs of people.. Most wildlife is concerned with the preservation and improvement of habitats though increasingly reinstatement is being used. Techniques can include reforestation, pest control, nitrification and denitrification, irrigation, coppicing and hedge laying.

Types of wildlife management

There are two general types of wildlife management:

Manipulative management acts on a population, either changing its numbers by direct means or influencing numbers by the indirect means of altering food supply, habitat, density of predators, or prevalence of disease. This is appropriate when a population is to be harvested, or when it slides to an unacceptably low density or increases to an unacceptably high level. Such densities are inevitably the subjective view of the land owner, and may be disputed by animal welfare interests.
Custodial management is preventive or protective. The aim is to minimize external influences on the population and its habitat. It is appropriate in a national park where one of the stated goals is to protect ecological processes. It is also appropriate for conservation of a threatened species where the threat is of external origin rather than being intrinsic to the system.

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