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Cuvier's Earth Snake, unearthed These attractive and weird little snakes hide their beauty by spending most all of their time underground. We dug this one up. Geotagged,Rhinophis philippinus,Sri Lanka,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Cuvier's Earth Snake, unearthed

These attractive and weird little snakes hide their beauty by spending most all of their time underground. We dug this one up.

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    Christine Young
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    Beautiful! Posted 5 years ago

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The Cuvier's Earth Snake

''Rhinophis philippinus'', also known as Cuvier's Earth Snake or Peter's Earth Snake, is a species of snake in the Uropeltidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by John Sullivan
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Uploaded Sep 17, 2019. Captured Aug 8, 2019 11:43 in Matale - Illukkumbura - Pallegama - Giradurukotte Road, Laggala, Sri Lanka.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/16.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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