Rough-tailed Sand Boa
Eryx conicus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Boa
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Eryx
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Common
About
Rough-tailed Sand Boa (Eryx conicus) is a non-venomous boa of the family Boidae, found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical dry forest, montane woodland and 16 more. Common: recorded in 354 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.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Sand Dunes
- Mountain Slopes
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Sandy Soil
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
- Himalayan Montane Forest
- Sri Lanka Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Sistan Sand Boa Eryx sistanensis
- Dwarf Sand Boa Eryx miliaris
- Sand Boa Eryx colubrinus
- Müller’s Sand Boa Eryx muelleri
- Whitaker's Boa Eryx whitakeri
- Somali Sand Boa Eryx somalicus
- Red Sand Boa Eryx johnii
- Central Asian Sand Boa Eryx elegans
- Arabian Sand Boa Eryx jayakari
- Biji Sand Boa Eryx borrii
- Eryx primitivus
- Eastern Sand Boa Eryx vittatus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.