Smooth Sand Boa, Smooth-scaled Sand Boa, Brown Sand Boa, Red
Sand Boa, John's Earth Snake, Two-headed Snake, Black Earth The
Indian Sand Boa is the largest Sand Boa, occasionally reaching
over 4 feet in length. They are slenderer than the Rough-scaled
Sand Boa. Adults are uniform brown in color, varying from tan to
dark blackish brown. Some adults can retain the orange
coloration of neonates, as seen in the male in the above
picture. Babies, however, are orange with black bands (this
photograph is of a two month old baby). As they age, the orange
fades and the body takes on its dark brown coloration. During
this change they can be brown with scattered specks of orange,
often with faint dark bands. Adults of the western subspecies
(E. j. persicus - represented in the top photograph) retain the
juvenile banding on the tail. The tail is very blunt and shaped
like the head. When threatened, an Indian Sand Boa will hide its
head and hold its tail up in the air and wave it back and forth.
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