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Cylindrophis ruffus
Their top is black and has a beautiful radiance like a sunbeam snake. The underside has white mismatched black and white bands. The bands will turn red and black as the snake ages. The head is very small and the eyes are almost impossible to see.
They are fossorial and live on the ground and in rat holes and termite mounds, under stumps or rocks and in other cool, damp places. This one was on a patch of damp soft ground.
The snake hid its head and raised its tail (picture 3) to reveal the orange tip as a defensive strategy to mimic a cobra. The snake began to dig itself into the ground when I first got to it so some careful excavation was needed to photograph it. An amazing and beautiful snake.
Spotted on Jul 31, 2016
Submitted on Aug 8, 2016
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