Saharan Sand Boa

Saharan sand boa or Müller's Sand Boa (Eryx muelleri) is a species of snake in the family Boidae. Hence the name, this boid was found in Sahara desert in place of portions of Sub Saharan Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, muelleri, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Fritz Müller.

Physical Appearance

The Müller's sand boa has large brown splotches and an orange/yellow hue, much like the Kenyan sand boa. The "claw" at the end of their tail and the variation in head color are the only real visual differences.

Abilities

Kenyan sand boa and all Old World sand boas are well known constrictors, killed by the swallowing from the snake.

Ecology

They are kept fairly regularly in the pet industry due to their docile nature and easy care. Saharan sand boa is oviparous.

Females will get to about 3 feet (90 cm) and males, like Kenyans, stay smaller around 2 1/2 feet ( 76 cm ). Müller's boas also lay eggs unlike their live-bearing cousins. Because this is a new species to the pet trade, there isn’t much known about morphs.

Behavior

Saharan sand boa is friendly to humans and others, but hostile to smaller ones.

Distribution and Habitat

From Mauritania and Senegal all the way east to Sudan, Saharan sand boa can be found all over West and Central Africa. Gambia, northern Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, northern Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic are among the countries where it is pervasive. Since this species has never been reported in Sierra Leone, the story that it was there may be false. However, a record from this country's far north does show this species to exist. Records for the type locality Sennar and a locality 50 kilometers west of Umm Ruwaba exist in Sudan. Saharan sand boa will happens between sea level and 500 m asl.

The results of both field surveys and interviews with local residents in many range states reveal that Saharan sand boa is locally plentiful and that it looks to be quite widespread throughout its range.

Movement Pattern: Not Migrant
Individual Type: Solo
Population Trend: Stable
Population: ???
Locomotion: Amphibious
Habitat: Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests.
Earth:
- Extant (Resident): Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; the Ivory Coast; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sudan

Tamed

All boids are immediately domesticated when they hatch from an egg because the survivor is always within 17 radii of the hatching egg. If the boid snake isn't already trained, you can train it with a whip, worms, rat meat, seaweed-wrapped mice, or fish eggs.

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