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Boa-like Slug Snake

Snail-eating Snakes

Aplopeltura boa

Basic stats

Diet

Mainly snails, especially operculate species

Range

Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines

The blunthead slug snake, or blunt-headed slug-eating snake, is the only species in its genus, in the family Pareidae. It is a small, non-venomous snake found in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines. It eats mainly snails, especially operculate species, and its jaws are more mobile than those of most other vertebrates (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Boa-like Slug Snake eat?
Mainly snails, especially operculate species
Where is the Boa-like Slug Snake found?
Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines
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