Acknowlegments

I would like to thank Alok Saxena, Yeshuratnam, Graham Durai, Ajai Saxena and Tarun Coomar of Andaman and Nicobar Forest Department for their assistance and encouragement during all surveys. Special thanks are due to late Ravi Sankaran, without whose help and guidance, working in Nicobars would have been very difficult. I also wish to thank Ashok Captain , Romulus Whitaker and H. V. Ghate for their guidance and suggestions that have greatly contributed to this work. I have received invaluable support and assistance in logistics and coordination for this work from Madras Crocodile Bank Trust & A.N.E.T ( Andaman & Nicobar Environmental Team ) especially Harry V. Andrews, Manish Chandi, Tasneem Khan, Colin Stevenson and Gowri Mallapur. I am also grateful to Harold K. Voris and Alan Resetar for providing information on distribution of Cantoria violacea and Enhydris plumbea.

I cannot forget to thank the Karen people mentioned herein for their invaluable logistics and assistance in the field – Saw Agu, Saw John, late Saw Shwetey, Saw Nelson, Saw Glain, Saw Uncle Paw, Saw Uncle Pamway, Saw Alex, Naveen and Monto. Also a special thanks to Shilpa, Aditya, Malay and Sudhir for their help and company in the field.

I thank the village captains of Nicobars for their support and logistics, Captain Rasheed Yousuf ( Rasheed Traders, Nancowry ) and his family, Mark Paul and his family Captain Hillary ( Tapong village ) and Captain Sitaram for his cooperation in Galathea; Shabnam and her family ( Shompen Hut, Great Nicobar ) for assistance and logistics.

Finally I thank Manish Chandi and S.Harikrishnan for providing rare pictures and information of Snakes from Nicobars. Aditya and his team along with Anil Gujar & Vikas Shinde for their valuable contributions in making this website possible.