Sand Boa (jaculus)
Eryx jaculus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Boa
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Eryx
- Continents
- Africa, Asia, Europe
- Countries
- 20
- How common
- Common
About
Sand Boa (jaculus) (Eryx jaculus) is a non-venomous boa of the family Boidae, found in Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus and 15 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest and 31 more. Common: recorded in 197 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.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Sand Dunes
- Coastal Dunes
- Mountain Slopes
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Sandy Soil
- Sandy Shores
- Coastal Scrub
- Sahara Desert
Related snakes
- Sistan Sand Boa Eryx sistanensis
- Dwarf Sand Boa Eryx miliaris
- Rough-tailed Sand Boa Eryx conicus
- 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
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.