Habitat: Inhabits dense or open forests, plains, agricultural lands, rocky terrain, wetlands, villages and city outskirts
Appearance: Length ranges from 1.3 – 1.6 m (longest 2.3m). Coloration is black, to dark brown, to creamy white. Body is usually covered with a spectacled white or yellow pattern, which sometimes forms ragged bands.
Diet: Primary feed is rats, frogs and toad, also birds, lizards, other snakes including cobras.
Breeding: Mating occurs during January; 12 to 20 eggs are laid in a season. Gestation lasts about 48-69 days.
Longevity: 24 years