Red Sand Boa

Description:

The overall color of the red sand boa varies considerably, from reddish brown and speckled. Grey or yellowish to black. The thick body is well adapted for burrowing. The red sand boa is one of the oddest looking snakes of India. The shovel shaped nose and a tail so blunt tail it appears to have been chopped off make them easy to recognize.

Habitat:

Throught the drier parts of India. Common in Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh and North west. Pakistan and Nepal.

Notes:

Red sand boas feed on other snakes with fair Regularity. They are one of the few snakes that can penetrate the blocked burrows of the mole rat, a notorious rice destroyer.