Boie's rough-sided snake

ලේ මැඩිල්ලා · le madilla

Aspidura brachyorrhos

Non-venomous Endemic

An endemic burrowing rough-sided snake.

How to identify

1Small slender brown body

2Dark dorsal line / spots

3Secretive burrower

Good to know

Non-venomous and harmless. Clean the bite and apply a dressing.

Up to 0.35 m

Length

Nocturnal & fossorial

Active

Earthworms and invertebrates

Diet

Where it's found

Wet zoneHill country

Moist soil and leaf litter of forest and gardens.