Summary ²

Lycodon aulicus, commonly known as the Indian wolf snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Early naturalists have suggested its resemblance to the venomous common krait as an instance of Batesian mimicry.

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1. (c) Thomas Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/63048706@N06/5804075103
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycodon_aulicus

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