Description & Size

• Legless
• No eyelids
• Lacks external ears
• Each scale has a prominent ridge in the middle (strongly keeled)
• Single anal scale
• Triangular shaped head
• Enlarged triangular shaped scale on the tip of the head (rostrum)
• Total length: 76.0-279.0 cm (29.9-109.8 in)
• Back color: yellow
• Belly color: yellow with black squares
• May or may not have darkly colored spots and/or blotches

Habitat

• Grasslands
• Open woodlands
• Farmlands
• Rocky outcrops
• Sandy soils

Diet

• Small to medium sized mammals
• Birds
• Bird eggs