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Western Sand Snake

Psammophis trigrammus

Classification

Psammophis trigrammus, the western sand snake, is a diurnal, terrestrial snake in the family Psammophiidae from southwestern Africa. Description Species of Psammophis are notorious for being slender and quick. Females are typically smaller and peak at a snout-vent length (SVL) of 540 mm, whereas males can reach a snout-vent length of up to 750 mm.

Distribution

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