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Island Blind Snake

Ramphotyphlops braminus

Photo by WayneAdkins
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Shiny black about 6.5" long

Habitat:

Subterranean

Notes:

This snake is parthenogenic.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
NeilDazet
Nice spot Wayne! This species was featured on one of our snake blog posts last year during the fall snake week: http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/31656481822/the-truth-about-snakes

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PublishedApril 1, 2013

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