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International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences Research Article

Received on: 2022-09-11

Revised on: 2022-09-27

Accepted on: 2022-10-04

Published on: 10/07/2022

  • Soumitra Roy, Chandrima Bose, Avijit Chakraborty, Nilemesh Das and Arya Sen( 2022).

    Hatching and survival success of the rescued eggs of common bronzeback tree snake, Dendrelaphis tristis (Reptilia:Squamata:Colubridae) resorted to Indigenous tactics

    . International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 7( 5), 25-30.

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Abstract

Conserving biodiversity is the high need of hour. Most of the snakes are harmless and play a pivotal role in maintaining the ecological balance irrespective of their conservation statuses. One needs to understand the reproductive success and the optimum conditions rendering a successful hatching and survival of the new born individuals to facilitate a hassle free life cycle of this faunal diversity amidst the human chores. Laying of eggs by snakes in human inhabited places has mostly resulted in destroying of the clutch thereby hampering the biodiversity. Accidental incidents like road kills too had impacted on the decreasing population of herpetofaunal diversity. This study deals with the rescuing of eggs of Common Bronzeback tree snake laid under human populated area, thereby resorting to certain indigenous tactics, resulting in the successful hatching and survival of the new individuals. The species has been hugely photographed but hardly any behavioural documentation has been enlisted till date. This is the first documentation of such an indigenous tactics with 100% survival success of the hatchlings from the Indian landmass.

Keywords

Common Bronzeback tree snake, Hatching success, Indigenous techniques, Rescued eggs, Survival success.