Photo of a Red Sand Boa (Eryx johnii)
Photo: Hopeland, CC BY, via iNaturalist
Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Boa
Family
Boidae
Genus
Eryx
Continents
Asia
Countries
3
How common
Common

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About

Red Sand Boa (Eryx johnii) is a non-venomous boa of the family Boidae, found in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan. It lives in habitats such as scrubland, desert, hot desert, sandy desert and 6 more. Common: recorded in 201 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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