Russell's Wolf Snake

The banded wolf snake, Lycodon fasciolatus, is a non-venomous colubrid of southern Asia, sometimes called the banded racer. It is reported from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. The snout is obtuse and prominent. The body is yellowish or brownish olive above, with narrow white, brown and black variegated cross bands on the front half that may disappear entirely in adults, and the underside is uniform yellowish (Wikipedia, general account of the banded wolf snake; the match to this entry's name is uncertain).

The dorsal scales are smooth, in 21 or 23 rows at midbody.