De Silva's rough-sided snake

ද සිල්වාගේ මැඩිල්ලා · de silvage madilla

Aspidura desilvai

Non-venomous Endemic

A rare endemic rough-sided snake from the Knuckles range.

How to identify

1Small brown burrowing snake

2Rough scales near the vent

3Knuckles-region endemic

Good to know

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

Up to 0.3 m

Length

Nocturnal & fossorial

Active

Earthworms and invertebrates

Diet

Where it's found

Hill country

Montane forest soil and leaf litter.