SPECKLED SHIELD NOSE
(Aspidelaps scutatus scutatus)
SNAKE LENGTH
Average Length : 25cm to 40cm
Maximum Length : 65cm
(Aspidelaps scutatus scutatus)
Indicator map for the Speckled Shield Nose in Southern Africa
ACTIVITY
Hides in the day and feeds at night
VENOM
Bites cause a lot of pain and differ from case to case, not a lot known about the venom
FANGS
Short fixed front fangs
REPRODUCTION
Oviparous, laying 4 to 14 eggs
SNAKE ACTIVITY
Hides in the day and feeds at night
SNAKE VENOM
Bites cause a lot of pain and differ from case to case, not a lot known about the venom
FANGS
Short fixed front fangs
REPRODUCTION
Oviparous, laying 4 to 14 eggs
COLOUR
- Variable, but usually pale grey brown, salmon pink or orange-brown to reddish brown
HABITAT
- Sandy and stony regions in arid savanna
FEEDING
Feeds on:
- Amphibians
- Snakes
- Lizards
- Other Mamals
MISCELLANEOUS
- This snake has a large rostral scale, which it uses to bulldozer through sandy soil
- When harassed it performs like a coral snake, raising it’s head while hissing
COLOUR
- Variable, but usually pale grey brown, salmon pink or orange-brown to reddish brown
HABITAT
- Sandy and stony regions in arid savanna
FEEDING
Feeds on:
- Amphibians
- Snakes
- Lizards
- Other Mamals
MISCELLANEOUS
- This snake has a large rostral scale, which it uses to bulldozer through sandy soil
- When harassed it performs like a coral snake, raising it’s head while hissing