Red Sand Boa:
The Hyderabad zonal unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recently recovered live Indian Red Sand Boa (Eryx johnii) from a person, who was involved in illegal trading of live snakes at Warangal.
- The Red Sand Boa, commonly called the Indian Sand Boa, is a non-venomous snake species found throughout the dry parts of the Indian subcontinent.
- Scientific Name: Eryx johnii
- The species is endemic to Iran, Pakistan, and India
- These snakes prefer dry, sandy, and loose soil environments that support their fossorial lifestyle.
- It is ovoviviparous and nocturnal and spends the majority of its time underground.
- Unlike most snakes, the tail is almost as thick as the body and gives the reptile the appearance of being “double-headed”.
- Conservation Status:
- IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
