The sand boa is takeng a rest.
The common name is the sand boa.The scientific name would be the Eryx colubrinus.
The sand boa's habitat is sandy soil in dry, semidesert scrub, Savannah, and rock outcroppings. The sand boas' geographic range would be in Egypt,west to Niger, south to Kenya and Yemen.The sand boac' classroom habitat would be small wood chips for the bedding.
The sand boas' food in the classroom would be baby mice. In the wild the sand boa eats small rodents and lizards. Bigger snakes and big birds would eat the sand boa.
Sand boas are born in the early fall. Male sand boas get up to 15 inches and 70-100 grams in weight. The female sand boas get up to 22-30 inches and will weigh about 250-350 grams. The sand boa's life spans up to 3 to 4 years. Sand boas live alone.The Egyptian Sand Boas bear live young. They usually are born in early fall. The babies are eight to ten inches.
The prey species are quickly seized should they pass within striking distant and are killed by constriction. If you're not careful when you're picking your sand boa up, it may think you're attacking it.
When you dig your sand boa out of its cage you should slide your hand through the substrate so that you lift the snake from underneath,so it won't think it's being attacked.
Sand boas are ground dwellers and are found under rocks or in rodent burrows. They are related to the rosy boas of North America. they make up a group called the Erycine Boas.