Monday 4 June 2012

UROPELTIS-NON-POISONUS SNAKES

It is called rough-tailed snake.It is similiar to blind snake having a short tail ends flat rough shield.Teeth are found in both jaws.It is viviparous. e.g uropeltis grandis.
TYPHLOPS-Having a size of 175-180 cm long.It looks like earthworm,hence the worm snake.Tail is blunt. Body scales are small,uniform and semicircular. Blunt scales is covered with large shield. Eyes are vestigial and hidden beneath shing scales,called as blind snakes. Teeth are abesent in lower jaw. It is harmless and feeds on insect larvae and termites.e.g T.braminus and T.thurstoni.

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