Ular sawah

from indonesia

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From indonesia

Definition

A non-venomous snake that lives in rice fields and preys on rats

Etymology

A descriptive phrase combining 'ular' (snake) and 'sawah' (rice field, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian '*paba-wa'). This term emphasizes the specific habitat location of the snake within agricultural ecosystems, functionally known as a natural predator of rodent pests.

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