Image: This is the snake.

Or it's brother. Doesn't matter. I later found out the name of the snake actually means "Eye Plucker". Because it Likes. To. Pluck. Eyes. And it was on my shoulder. And fortunately I screamed and jumped away before looking at what had landed on my shoulder, otherwise I'd be known as "Old Dave One-Eye" [photo Jayendra Chiplunkar]