Indian Flap-shelled Turtle

Indian Flap-shelled Turtle is a species of turtle found in South Asia. They are widespread but not uncommon, Distribution of The Indian Flap-shelled Turtle, this turtles are found in Pakistan, India (Sikkim), Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh (Indus and Ganges drainages), Burma (Irrawaddy and Salween rivers). The Indian Flap-shelled Turtle has been introduced to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.It is also found in the desert ponds of Rajasthan where hundreds are killed every year during the dry summers. The race andersoni is found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.

Malabar pit viper

Malabar pit viper (Trimeresurus malabaricus) is a venomous pitviper from the Family Viperidae,this snakes found in southwestern India. They are nocturnal and usually inactive in the day, sometimes seen basking on rocks or trees near streams.This snakes are slow but capable of fast strikes. Venom causes moderate pain and swelling to humans.

Bamboo pit viper

Bamboo pit viper(Trimeresurus gramineus) is a venomous pitviper from the Family Viperidae, This snake species found only in southern India.
Common names of this snake is bamboo viper, Indian tree viper.

Hump-nosed pit viper

Hump-nosed viper(Hypnale hypnale ) is a venomous pitviper species found in India and Sri Lanka,During the day it is often found coiled in bushes. It has an irritable disposition and will vibrate its tail when annoyed.Described as nocturnal, terrestrial and aggressive when disturbed.This snakes Found in dense jungle and coffee plantations in hilly areas.

Bites from this species though previously thought to be innocuous, is now known to cause serious complications such as coagulopathy and acute renal failure .

Saw-scaled viper

Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) is a venomous snake species from the Family Viperidae, found in parts of the Middle East and Central Asia, and especially the Indian subcontinent,Saw-scaled viper is the smallest snake of the Big Four dangerous snakes of India.
This species is mostly crepuscular and nocturnal, although there have been reports of activity during daylight hours. During the daytime they hide in all kinds of places, such as deep mammal burrows, rock fissures and fallen rotted logs. In sandy environments, they may bury themselves leaving only the head exposed. Often, they are most active after rains or on humid nights. This species is often found climbing in bushes and shrubs, sometimes as much as 2 m above the ground.


Echis carinatus produces on the average of about 18 mg of dry venom by weight, with a recorded maximum of 72 mg. It may inject as much as 12 mg, whereas the lethal dose for an adult is estimated to be only 5 mg. Envenomation results in local symptoms as well as severe systemic symptoms that may prove fatal. Local symptoms include swelling and pain, which appear within minutes of a bite. In very bad cases the swelling may extend up the entire affected limb within 12-24 hours and blisters form on the skin. The venom yield from individual specimens varies considerably, as does the quantity injected per bite. About 20% of all bites are fatal.

Russell's viper

Russell's Viper is also known as GHONASS in some parts of India ,scientificallyit is known as Vipera russelli from the Genus : : Daboia The habitat of the Russels Viper stretches from Indian farmlands to dense rain forests. It is usually found near human settlements. it can grow upto 7 ft's.

Russell's Viper is very aggressive snake by the nature and when it gets irritated it coils tightly, hisses, and strikes with a lightning speed

it has very big fangs with which it can inject venom deeply in to the enemy or prey


The hemipenis are paired copulatory organs, and they are both fully functional.

This species is ovoviviparous. Mating generally occurs early in the year, although gravid females may be found at any time. The gestation period is more than six months. Young are produced from May to November, but mostly in June and July. It is a prolific breeder. Litters of 20–40 are common, although there may be fewer offspring and as little as one. The reported maximum is 65 in a single litter. At birth, juveniles are 215–260 mm in length. The minimum length for a gravid female is about 100 cm. sexual maturity is achieved in 2–3 years. In one case, it took a specimen nearly 6 hours to produce 30 young ones...

Golden Web Spider

The Golden Web Spider (Nephila pilipes) is a species of spider it commonly called as Gaint wood spider . It can be found in Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Papua New Guinea, and Northern Australia. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens. Females are large and grow to a body size of 30-50 mm, with males growing to 5–6 mm.
The Golden Web Spiders web is vertical with a fine irregular mesh and not symmetrical, with the hub is usually nearer the top. Rather than egg sacks being hung in the web, a pit is dug which is then covered with plant debris or soil.
The first, second and fourth pairs of legs of juvenile females have dense hairy brushes, but as the spider matures these brushes disappear…

The Spotted deer

The Spotted deer is also known as chital deer, spotted deer is commonly inhabits wooded regions of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and India. They are found in small numbers in Pakistan as well. It is the most common deer species in Indian forests. Its coat is reddish fawn, marked with white spots, and its underparts are white. Its antlers, which it sheds annually, are usually three-pronged and curve in a lyre shape and may extend to 2.5 ft. It stands about 3 ft tall at the shoulder and masses about 85 kg. It's lifespan is around 20–30 years...

The Grass Demon

The Grass Demon is a prominent small species of butterfly found in India from the family Hesperiidae ( skippers),It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric...

Hottentotta Tamulus

Hottentotta tamulus,the Indian red scorpion is from family Buthidae , It occurs in most of India, eastern Pakistan and the eastern lowlands of Nepal. This is rated the very venomus scorpion species in the world, fatality rates of upto 40% have been reported in clinical studies, most victims are children,Symptoms of envenomation by this scorpion include, severe local pain,vomiting,sweating,priapism,cyanosis,unconciousness,muscular convulsions,breathlessness,pink froathy sputum, cardiac dysrythmi,tachycardia or bradycardia,hypotension or hypertension,acute myocarditis,shock...

The Signature Spider

The Signature spider is from family Araneidae ,these spiders construct vertical webs in shrubby plants and decorate their webs with stabilimenta.They usually rest in a head down position on the web.As one approaches the web they hold their position until the last moment before slipping round in a flash to hide on the other side of the stabilimentum. Argiope is spread across tropics to temperate regions...

The Common Jezebel

The Common Jezeble is a medium sized species from the family pieridae butterfly found in many areas Asia, especially in the non-arid region of India, Sri Lanka,Myanmar and Thailand. The Common Jezebel is one of the most common species in genus Delias...

The Golden jackal

This is medium sized species of canid which inhabits north and north-eatern Africa, south-eastern and central Europe (up to Austria and Hungary),Asia minor, the Middle East and south east Asia. It is a highly adaptable species,being able to exploit different foodstuffs and live in numerous different habitats ,
The Golden Jackals are opportunistic feeders, being both predators and scavengers, and will readily eat refuse and vegetation during certain seasons.In the former Soviet Union, jackals mainly hunt hares,small rodents, pheasants,partridges,ducks,coots,moorhens and passerines,They usually eat lizards, snakes,frogs,insects,molluscs and fish...

The Sloth Bear

The Sloth Bear also known as the Labiated Bear is an arboreal,nocturnal and insectivorous species of bear restricted to the Indian subcontinent, This is aggressive mammal they may fight for food, Adult Sloth Bear travel in pairs, with the males being gentle with cubs.Sloth Bears are expert hunters of termites,The breeding season for Sloth Bears varies according to location ,in India they mate in April,May and June......

The Blue Pansy

The Blue Pansy ( junonia orithya) is from family Nymphalid Butterfly of South Asia which occurs in open areas, often sitting on bare ground. This species has a stiff flap and glide style of flight and maintains a territory driving away other butterflies that enter it.

The Danaid Eggfly (Male)

                     The Danaid Eggfly ( hypolimnas misippus) is from family Nymphalid butterfly, this is widespread species of butterfly.It is well known for polymorphism and mimicry that's why it also called mimic butterfly.Males are blackish with distinctive white spots that are fringed in blue. Females are in multiple forms that include male like forms while others appear like the toxic Danaus chrysippus and Danaus plexippus butterfles .They are found across Africa,Asia and Australia.

Fan-throated lizard

The Fan-throated lizard (Sitana ponticeriana) is a species of agamid lizard found in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and parts of Pakistan.
The species is found mostly on the ground in open ground patches in thin forest. When disturbed this lizard sometimes runs with a bipedal gait.

Common Krait

The Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) is found in the jungles and human habitations of the Indian sub-continent. This snake is highly venomous, and is one of the "big four" snakes in India.
Venom of this snake is extremely neurotoxic and quickly induces muscle paralysis. Clinically, their venom contains pre-synaptic neurotoxins. And it is many times more venomous than that of the common cobras.These neurotoxins generally affect the nerve endings near the synaptic gap of the brain. Kraits are nocturnal and seldom encounter humans during daylight hours, so incidents are rare. Note that there is frequently little or no pain from a krait bite and this can provide false reassurance to the victim. Typically, victims complain of severe abdominal cramps, accompanied by progressive paralysis. As there are no local symptoms, a patient should be carefully observed for signs of paralysis (eg the onset of ptosis) and treated urgently with antivenom. Note that it is also possible to support bite victims via mechanical ventilation, using equipment of the type generally available at hospitals. Such support should be provided until the venom is metabolised and the victim can breathe unaided. If death occurs it takes place approximately 6-8 hours after the krait bite. Cause of death is general respiratory failure i.e. suffocation.

Spectacled Cobra

Spectacled Cobra (naja naja) is a venomous snake native to the Indian subcontinent which includes present day Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It is the most dangerous of the Big Four, the four snake species responsible for most fatal snakebites in India for which a single polyvalent antivenom has been created. Like other cobras, N. naja is famous for its threat display involving raising the front part of its body and spreading its hood. This snake is revered in Indian mythology and culture and is often seen with snake charmers. It is now protected in India under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972).

King Cobra

The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world's longest venomous snake, with a length up to 5.6 m (18.5 ft).This species is widespread throughout Southeast Asia and parts of India, and is found mostly in forested areas. King Cobra is violent, active and can produce large amount of highly potent venom in a single bite. It is one of the most dangerous and feared Asiatic snakes.

Albino Cobra

Albinism is due to various gene mutations that affect the production of normal pigmentation. True (amelanistic) albinos lack melanin and are white with no markings and with unpigmented pink eyes. Partial (blue-eyed) albinos have some residual pigmentation. There are various degrees of patchy albinism (piebaldism) due to localised mutations in skin cells. Temperature dependent albinos have residual colour on cooler parts of the body i.e. Siamese cats where pigment develops on the head, tail and legs, but not on the warmer parts of the body...

Geckoella deccanensis

Banded Ground Gecko The species of Indian geckos, (Geckoella deccanensis ) is characterized by large, flattened, juxtaposed dorsal scales and a series of yellow cross-bands on the body…

Eublepharis fuscus

Eublepharis fuscus is a species of gecko found in western India.
The genus Eublepharis was first described by the British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1827.Members of this genus are found in eastern and southwestern Asia where they are found in arid and semiarid habitats. These geckos are sturdily built. Their tail is shorter than their snout-vent length and their body is covered with numerous wart-like bumps. The toes do not have adhesive lamellae. Eublepharis are crepuscular or nocturnal ground-dwellers.

Tiger

The Bengal tiger or The Royal Bengal tiger is a subspecies of tiger found in India, Bangaladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.There are about 2100 tiger in the wild today. In India there are only 1411 tigers left, in Bangaladesh it is 450,Nepal 150 and Bhutan only 100.