Oligodon albocinctus, the light-barred kukri snake, is a colubrid snake endemic to Asia. First described by Theodore Cantor in 1839, it is recognized for its white crossbands on a darker body, providing effective camouflage. This nocturnal and secretive snake inhabits forested and hilly regions across South Asia, including India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar.
It feeds on eggs, small rodents, and other small
vertebrates, using its kukri knife-shaped teeth for cutting open eggs. The
species is oviparous, laying eggs from which the young hatch.