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Psammophis condanarus

Colubrid Snakes

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Psammophis condanarus

Basic stats

Habitat

Stony outcrops and boulders; fast-moving, diurnal and terrestrial

Range

Dry low country of the Indian peninsula, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia

Size

Total about 91cm; tail about 23cm

Psammophis condanarus, the sand snake, is a fast-moving, diurnal, terrestrial snake that lives among stony outcrops and boulders. It is pale olive-brown, with two pairs of more or less distinct dark bands each two scales wide; the lower pair passes through the eye and is often black-edged. The upper lip and lower parts are uniform yellowish, with a dark line along each side of the belly (Wikipedia, general species account).

Total length is around 91cm, with a tail of about 23cm. It is found in the dry low country of the Indian peninsula (except the far south), in Pakistan and in Nepal, as well as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The sources opened give nothing on diet or breeding, so none is stated.

Quick answers

What habitat does the Psammophis condanarus live in?
Stony outcrops and boulders; fast-moving, diurnal and terrestrial
Where is the Psammophis condanarus found?
Dry low country of the Indian peninsula, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia
How big is the Psammophis condanarus?
Total about 91cm; tail about 23cm
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