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A pretty little Rough-sided Sand Boa This little cutie was only about six inches long. All it wanted to do was dig back into the sand, but it eventually decided that it would be OK for us to take a few photos first. Geotagged,Gongylophis conicus,Sri Lanka,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

A pretty little Rough-sided Sand Boa

This little cutie was only about six inches long. All it wanted to do was dig back into the sand, but it eventually decided that it would be OK for us to take a few photos first.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    So many beautiful snakes! I'm really enjoying this series of photos! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
      John Sullivan
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      Thanks -- I'm glad you're enjoying them! Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        I can only concur, thank you very much for this epic species injection. Posted 5 years ago

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The Rough-scaled sand boa

''Gongylophis conicus'', also known as Russell's boa or the rough-scaled sand boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. The species is endemic to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. There are no subspecies which are recognised as being valid.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Sep 17, 2019. Captured Aug 11, 2019 11:04 in urugoda, Palatupana, 11111 Yala, Sri Lanka.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/16.0
  • 1/5s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.