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Hairs on my Tongue A baby Blunt-Headed Slug Eating Snake - Aplopeltura boa showing its tongue. Aplopeltura,Aplopeltura boa,Blunt-Headed Slug Eating Snake,Palawan,Philippines,Snake Click/tap to enlarge

Hairs on my Tongue

A baby Blunt-Headed Slug Eating Snake - Aplopeltura boa showing its tongue.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Wow, do you know what the hairs are for? Extra stickiness? Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      I am not sure at all, only noticed it this time on closer look. Posted 6 years ago

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The Blunt-headed Snail-eating Snake

''Aplopeltura'' is a genus of snakes of the family Pareidae. It contains a single species, ''Aplopeltura boa'', the blunthead slug snake or blunt-headed slug-eating snake. It is a small, non-venomous snake. The species can be found in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
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Uploaded Sep 17, 2018. Captured Sep 8, 2018 19:05.
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  • TG-5
  • f/14.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO800
  • 18mm