Definition of Ptyas mucosus

1. Noun. Enter buildings in pursuit of prey.

Exact synonyms: Indian Rat Snake
Generic synonyms: Rat Snake
Group relationships: Genus Ptyas, Ptyas

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ptyas Mucosus

Ptolemaic
Ptolemaic dynasty
Ptolemaic system
Ptolemaida
Ptolemais
Ptolemaist
Ptolemaists
Ptolemean
Ptolemy
Ptolemy I
Ptolemy II
Ptolemæus
Pty
Pty Ltd
Ptyas
Ptyas mucosus (current term)
Ptychozoon
Ptychozoon homalocephalum
Pu
Pub.
Pub. L.
Public Health Service
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Public Limited Liability Company
Publius Aelius Hadrianus
Publius Cornelius Scipio
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
Publius Ovidius Naso
Publius Terentius Afer
Publius Vergilius Maro

Literary usage of Ptyas mucosus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Snakes: Curiosities and Wonders of Serpent Life by Catherine Cooper Hopley (1882)
"Ptyas mucosus caught a rat, and both captor and captive were promptly covered with a glass shade to be watched. With an instinct to escape stronger than ..."

2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"... (Ptyas mucosus), and the common brown tree snake are general. The cobra (ndg) (Naja tripu- dians) is often killed in human habitations. ..."

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