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Latin Name: | Psammophis notostictus |
English Name: | Karoo Whip Snake |
Other Names: | Karoo-sweepslang (Afrikaans), Karoo Sand Snake (English) |
Red Data Status: | Least Concern (SARCA 2014) |
Size: | Average 90cm, Maximum 1.0m |
Activity: | Diurnal (mainly active during the day) |
Often found in fynbos, grassland, arid savannah, and karoo scrub, the Karoo Whip Snake is alert and quick-moving.
It feeds mainly on lizards, mice, and other small rodents.
Oviparous, they lay 3-8 eggs in the summer.

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