Habits

A small, slow moving, docile little snake. When caught, an unpleasant smelling secretion may be expelled from glands at the base of the tail. Useful in that it keeps down the snail population. It seldom attempts to bite but chooses to roll up tight into a spiral with head concealed, hence the Afrikaans name meaning "Tobacco Roll". 

Food

Slugs and snails.

Reproduction

Viviparous. Produce 6-22 young, born in late summer

Enemies

Predatory birds and other snakes.

Habitat

Grasslands, moist savanna, lowland forest and fynbos.