Diademed Sand Snake
Lytorhynchus diadema
Also known as: Awl-headed snake, Crowned leaf-nose, Leaf-nosed snake
- Sometimes known as the leaf-nosed snake due to the large scale covering the tip of the nose.
- Night active, they spend the day hiding in burrows.
- Colour: light grey/brown with dark blotches and a distinctive head marking of brown bars.
- Typical size 45 cm.
- Although harmless to humans they put on a quite dramatic aggression display if disturbed. The body is formed into two coils like a figure eight and then repeatedly straightened, giving loud rasping noises from the rubbing of the scales.