The Banded pampas snake, Phimophis vittatus (IMAGE)

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The Banded pampas snake, Phimophis vittatus

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It has fossorial habits, as evidenced by its reduced eyes and modified rostral scale (snout), which is shaped like an upturned spade and adapted for burrowing

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Diego J. Santana

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