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Red Sand Boa Eryx johnii, commonly called the Indian Sand Boa, is a non-venomous species found throughout the dry parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is a primarily reddish-brown and thick-set snake that grows to an average length of 75 cm.
Sep 2, 2023 · The Red Sand Boa (Eryx johnii), commonly called the Indian Sand Boa, is a non-venomous species. It is a primarily reddish-brown and thick-set snake that grows to an average length of 75 cm. Unlike most snakes, the tail is almost as thick as the body and gives the reptile the appearance of being "double-headed".
Aug 31, 2023 · Red Sand Boa (Eryx johnii) is a species in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. It is commonly called the Indian Sand Boa, is a non-venomous species found throughout the dry parts of the Indian subcontinent.
A huge Red Sand Boa snake was rescued from smugglers in Darjeeling, West Bengal. Belakoba forest range squad caught the smuggling gang in possession of a Red Sand Boa. In this context, the topic of the red sand boa snake becomes important for the UPSC exam environment and ecology section.
Common names include: Indian sand boa, John's sand boa, iruthalai nagam, mannuli pambu, red sand boa, and brown sand boa.
The Indian sand boa (Eryx johnii) is a nonvenomous snake native to Western and South Asia. This species is also known as John's sand boa, erutaley nagam, mannoli pambu, Red sand boa, and Brown sand boa.
Red Sand Boa is a widely distributed Boa found in Indian subcontinent. Among layman it is famous as Two-headed Snake" due to presence of very thick tail having rounded end. It can be easily identified by checking brown to blackish slender body having uniform thickness and small head.
Apr 25, 2024 · The Indian sand boa indigenous to south and western Asia is also known as John’s sand boa, red sand boa, and brown sand boa. Its specific name, johnii , is in honor of the German naturalist Christoph Samuel John, a missionary to India.
Aug 29, 2023 · A report by the Wildlife Conservation Society-India has pointed out 172 incidents of seizures of red sand boa (Eryx johnii) between the years 2016-2021.
This species ranges throughout most of Pakistan, and is present in adjoining parts of eastern Afghanistan and southeastern Iran (Khan 2006, Mohammad et al. 2017), ranging eastward through mainland India (except the northeast).
