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Oligodon purpurascens
Basic stats
Venom
Non-venomous
Diet
Reptile eggs
Habitat
Terrestrial, forest floor and forest edge
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
3–8 eggs (typical for kukri snakes)
Incubation period
About 60–80 days (typical for kukri snakes)
Size
Medium (up to 90cm, large for a kukri snake)
Weight
~60–120g
One of the larger kukri snakes, plain brown above, with the enlarged blade-like rear teeth typical of the genus for slicing open reptile eggs.
Feeds primarily on reptile eggs, harmless to people, found on the forest floor and forest edge.
