One of the larger thread snakes averaging 15–20 cm with a maximum length of 25.5 cm. It is lilac grey to flesh pink in colour with a uniform grey to pink belly.
Full Name: Long-tailed Thread Snake (Myriopholis longicauda)
Other Names: Langstert Wurmslang
Classification: HARMLESS
One of the larger thread snakes averaging 15–20 cm with a maximum length of 25.5 cm. It is lilac grey to flesh pink in colour with a uniform grey to pink belly. This snake is found in savanna from Swaziland northwards into Mpumalanga and Limpopo extending into Mozambique and Zimbabwe as well as eastern Botswana.
Although it spends most of its life underground in search of termites and their eggs, individuals may be found under rocks or logs or in the roots of bushes during land-clearing operations. When found on the surface they wriggle furiously. Harmless and no threat to humans.
