 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.
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