i¾m oIagkh: j<lajd .ekSu iy m%:udOdr ye¢kaùu YS% ,xldj f,dj i¾m oIagkhkaf.kaa ñh hkakkaf.a by<u wkqmd;hla we;s rgj,a w;=ßka tlls. úIiys; i¾mhl= oIag l< muKska úI YÍr .;ùula isÿ fkdfõ. kQ;k ffjoH ks¾foaYh jkafka úI YÍr .; ù frda. ,laIK u;=jQ úg muKla m%;súI tkak; ,ndÈh hq;= njh. tu frda. ,laIK u;= fkdjqjfyd;a fjk;a ´kEu i;l= imd lE úg lrkq ,nk m%;sldr muKla lsÍu iEfya.
ish¨ i¾mfhda oIag fkdlr;s ish¨u i¾mfhda úI iys; fkdfj;s úI iys; i¾mhl= oIag l< muKska oIagkh udrdka;sl fkdfõ Ys% ,xldfõ iEu frday,lskau mdfya i¾m m%;súI tkak; ,nd .; yelsh. tajdfha ld¾hh uKav,h tys Ndú;h .ek ukd m<mqreoaola ,nd we;. uE; ld,Skj YS% ,xldfõ i¾m oIagkh iy úI YÍr .; ùfï m%;sM,hka ms<sn| isÿ lrk ,o m¾fhaIK j,g wkqj i¾m oIagkhkag ,nd fok m%;sldrhkays .=Kd;aul j¾Okhla we;s ù ;sfí. id¾:l iy wdrlaIdldÍ m%;súI ,nd§u bka m%Odk fõ.
úI iys; i¾mhska f.dvìu, ñßÈh iy uqyqfoa jik i¾m úfYaI tlish y;rla ^104& YS% ,xldfõ y÷kdf.k we;. ñka nyq;rh úI rys; fú; iq¿;rhla muKla úI iys; i¾mhska fõ, fndfyda úg udrdka;sl úI iys;h. we;eï úg uOHia: fyda uo úI iys;h. YS% ,xldfõ i¾m oIagkfhka isÿjk urK ish,a,gu mdfya fya;=jkafka f.dvìu jik W.% úI iys; i¾m úfYaI yh fokd w;=ßkaa y;rfofkl=f.ka isÿjk oIagkhkaf.ks. fudjqka kï ;s;a fmd<Õd ^Russell’s viper), kd.hd ^cobra&, uÕurejd ^common krait& iy l=Klgqjd ^humpnosed pit viper& fõ. fmdf<dx lrj,d ^Ceylon krait& udrdka;sl úI iys; jqjo fudjqkaf.a oIagkhka b;du;a úr,h. je<sfmd<Õd ^saw-scaled viper& b;d úI iys; jqjo oIagkhkaf.ka urK isÿ jQ njg YS% ,xldfõ jd¾;d ù fkdue;. l=Klgqjd ^hump-nosed pit viper& oIagkhka l,d;=rlska isÿ jqjo YÍrfha ish¨u moaO;sj, ixl+,;d we;s úh yels neúka j¾;udkfha W.% úI iys; i¾mfhl= f,i i,lhs. j.=j 1 i¾mhkaf.a úoHd;aul kdu iy idudkH jHjydrfha Ndú;d jk ku fmkakqï lrhs. YS% ,xldfõ fjr< wdikak uqyqÈka uqyqÿ i¾mhska úfYaI myf<djla ^15& muK ±kg y÷kdf.k we;. fudjqka ish,a,u W.% úI iys; jk kuq;a oIagkhka úr,h. oIag l,o we;eï úg úI YÍr .; fkdfõ. jd,lalähd ^hook-nosed sea snake Enhydrina schistosa& 1