Coelognathus radiata( Schlegal, 1837) Copper-headed Trinket Snake	Diagnostic characters:
	Body long, neck slightly distinct; dorsal scales with weakly developed keels. Dorsum greyish-brown or yellowish-brown, sometimes with a reddish or greenish tinge; four black strips on the half body or up to two third of the body; head copper-brown; a black bar across the occiput and three black streaks radiating from below and behind the eye. SVL: 1800mm.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Crepuscular; terrestrial; found in plains, scrub forest, open fields. Inflates forebody vertically, from a series of ‘S’ shaped curves and lift off ground in defense and opening mouth widely
	Diet:
	Small mammals, birds and lizards
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Not accessed. Rare. No serious threat observed
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Balaghat, Mandla (KTR). Elsewhere in India: Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland. Elsewhere outside:  Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, China, Laos, West Malaysia and Sarawak, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia