Common Sand Boa

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 Common Sand Boa

NON VENOMOUS

Gongylophis conicus

At birth 125mm (5in) Adults 500mm (20in) Maximum 1000mm (39in)

Description

Short and thick-bodied. Scales of head and tail strongly keeled. Small eye has vertical pupil. Tail very short. Color variable: reddish brown, yellowish-white, dark brown or black with large irregular usually dark brown, black-edged blotches that are connected on the back. Underside yellowish-white. Young Sand Boas can be mistaken for Saw-scaled Vipers, adults for Russell's Vipers or pythons.


Scalation 

Scales in 40-55 columns, unequivocally fell on head and tail (at times tubercled), Ventrals 162-196, unmistakably smaller than width of stomach: butt-centric three sided (a bigger middle scale with a more limited size on each side); subcaudals 16-24, whole. Supralabials 12-14; top of head has little scopes (aside from nasals and internasals): scales between eyes (across brow) 8-10; scales around eye 10-15. Mental score missing. 

Common Sand Boa

Normal History Conduct 

Fundamentally nighttime, yet will chase by day. Feeds on bugs, reptiles, snakes, birds, and rodents. Executes most prey by narrowing. Chases effectively in rat tunnels. Will likewise chase by snare - by covering itself until a bird or reptile goes in close vicinity to striking distance. Females bear 6-8 live youthful in May-July. At the point when upset, Basic Sand Boas may flail uncontrollably, level their bodies, and strike like a snake. 


Conveyance 

All through India (barring the Upper east and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands). Additionally Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh. Sri Lanka. 


Look-alikes 

Whitaker's Boa. Indian Stone Python. Russell's Snake. Saw-scaled Snake.