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Brahminy Blind Snake

Ramphotyphlops braminus

Description:

Worm-like in external appearance, blind snakes are burrowers, living under the soil, under and inside decaying logs, under stones and in the leaf litter. they frequently appear on land during the rains, when they are flooded out of there subterranean haunts worms, ants, termites and there larvae from there dietary mainstay.

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4 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Indunil, this one is about 15cm's in length...

IndunilRamadasa
IndunilRamadasa 11 years ago

Nuwan can you pls share the size of this species. I once noted a serpent like body of a worm (i thought its a worm) when magnified. Will try to find those photos again and share in FB

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you Luis :)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Great find

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Alawwa, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Oct 10, 2012
Submitted on Oct 10, 2012

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