Today we will talk about the non venomous snakes in India. Which we usually keep facing. You will be surprised to know that 95% of India’s snakes are not poisonous, but due to a lack of accurate information, we kill these snakes as poisonous.

Friends, snakes are our environmental friends, we should not kill snakes, so after reading this article you will stop being afraid of snakes.

There is a lot to know about snakes, but in this article, we will talk about the non venomous snakes in India. Friends, there are more than 2500 species of snakes which include poisonous and also without poison.

That’s why it is very important to have the right information about snakes. so that both we and the snake safe. So let’s start the count down of non venomous snakes in India.


1. Rat Snake (Ptyas Mucosa)

Rat Snake Non Venomous Snakes in India
The rat snake is also called Dhaman snake in Hindi. It’s called a ghoda pachhad snake in the common language in India. It is the snake found most near to the houses. This snake sneaks into the houses in search of mice.

It is very agile and has a maximum length of 12 to 14 feet. The snake has a smaller mouth than its body and its tail is tubular. This snake has black lines under its mouth.

As you can see in this photo. It is the most common snake found in India and this snake is not poisonous at all.