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Common Wolf Snake Lycodon capucinus
 

 

Photo taken at Labrador

Photographs by K C Tsang

 

 

Interesting Facts: The common wolf snake is also called the house snake. Commonly found in buildings near rural and suburban areas, probably in search of geckos. May bite when provoke.

Size: 76cm

Diet: Feeds on geckos, lizards and frogs..

Activity: Nocturnal, terrestrial.

Habitat: Forest habitat, rural and suburban areas..

References: A Photogrpahic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand - Merel J. Cox

A Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Singapore - Singapore Science Centre