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Kukri blades have a hard, tempered edge and a softer spine. This enables them to maintain a sharp edge, yet tolerate impacts. Kukri handles, usually made from hardwood or buffalo horn, are often fastened with a kind of tree sap called laha (also known as "Himalayan epoxy"). With a wood or horn handle, the tang may be heated and burned into the ...
Chinese kukri snake: O. chinensis (Günther, 1888) southern China, northern Vietnam: LC: IUCN RDB: Churah Valley kukri snake: O. churahensis. Mirza, Bhardwaj & Patel, 2021. India (Himachal Pradesh) [8] Black cross-barred kukri snake, ashy kukri snake, golden kukri snake, Günther's kukri snake: O. cinereus (Günther, 1864)
Oligodon lacroixi, commonly known as the Lacroix kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia . [ 2 ]
The eight-striped kukri snake, eight-lined kukri snake, or Grace's kukri snake (Oligodon octolineatus) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The species is gonochoric and reproduces sexually [2] with oviparity. [3] The species can be found in countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Indonesia. [4]
Oligodon churahensis, the Churah Valley kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It was discovered when a photo of it was posted in Instagram and noticed by two biologists, leading to them contacting the poster and collecting specimens of the species. It is known only from the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.
The coral kukri snake is bright orange to coral red coloured. The species can be distinguished from O. cyclurus by the following characters: (1) higher number of ventral scales: 196 vs. 159–178 VEN in O. cyclurus; (2) uniform dorsum vs. reticulated or blotched (or blotched and striped) in O. cyclurus, and (3) the absence of the large, arrow-like cephalic and nape marking in O. kheriensis.
Oligodon propinquus, Bleeker's kukri snake or Javanese kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. [2] The snake is found on Java in Indonesia. [2]
Oligodon everetti, Everett's kukri snake or jewelled kukri snake, is a species of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae. It is found in Malaysia and Indonesia. [2]