Brahminy Blindsnake (Ramphotyphlops braminus)

Created: December 9th, 2022 - 06:09 PM
Last Modified: December 13th, 2022 - 05:30 PM Entered by: John Burris
Record 361089

Country: Mexico		State: Baja California Sur	County: Los Cabos	Time: 2022-08-07 15:49:00
Qty: 1	Age: Juvenile	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Swimming pool
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Notes

Snake was found dead in the swimming pool.

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Comments

Posted by John Burris on Dec 15, 2022 at 09:04 AM

Thanks Brian! I have definitely been lucky these past three years to be able to fit in some travel to incredible locations. I hope I can keep doing this for a long time.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Dec 14, 2022 at 04:35 PM

You have soo many great records from so many places. I am envious. :)

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Dec 14, 2022 at 04:35 PM

I think it's the right call in this case. It would be helpful if they would grow larger and hold still for a nano second to photograph. haha.

Posted by John Burris on Dec 13, 2022 at 05:35 PM

Thanks Brian! When trying to determine the correct species, I looked up blind snakes in Baja Sur and found some records for Rena Boettgeri near the location of this snake. Photos of a juvenile looked the same as this snake. I didn't even consider Brahminy. It seems very difficult to tell the difference, but I can find some good photos of Brahminy that show the facial scales that seem to match this snake. Therefore, I believe you are correct that I should id this as Brahminy unless I can find something else to justify the Cape Threadsnake. I have changed the id.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Dec 13, 2022 at 01:37 PM

Hmm It looks like it could be a Brahminy.