Lytorhynchus diadema, the crowned leafnose snake, diademed sand snake, or awl-headed snake, is a non-venomous snake found in Middle East, North Africa & West Asia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Awl-headed Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dipsina multimaculata
- Spalerosophis diadema
- Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
- Arizona occidentalis
- Eryx jayakari
- Malpolon moilensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lytorhynchus
- Species
- Lytorhynchus diadema
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