is this snake poisonus?

well, my uncle caught this snake in his ranch. he wanned to kill it, but i told him not to , he's like what if she's poisonous and would harm someone. after alittle talk. i promised him that i would take it to somewhere far and set it free.

i just dont know its name or if she's harmful or not. any advice would be helpful :)

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Where was the snake found? Country...region...that sort of thing. It looks like some sort of sand boa to me, and if so, is certainly not venomous. Even if it were...why kill it? Just let it go somewhere away from someone's home.

Looks like a sand boa to me based on pattern and body.

I was thinking sand boa as well but I couldn't figure out where in the US it could have been found.

i have never seen a snake like that before. it definitely looks like some sort of burrowing boa like a sand boa just like the others said. where was it found??

Johar - don't you live in Malaysia?

I'm going with Arabian Sand Boa. Regardless, it is almost definitely in the Erycine family and not poisionous.

Or I could be totally wrong! :)

sorry guys, i forgot to say where im from
im from kuwait, if some of you dont know, its in the middle east.
its been found in the desert. actually near the farms, close to the borders with saudia arabia.. maybe 50 kms or something.

and btw.
people are afraid of what they dont know :)
i didnt let him kill it, instead i set it free where it belongs :)
but i will definately tell him that its not, so he wouldn't kill one in the future
thanx.

if any of you guys have some reference please pm the link

Rock on! I'm sticking with Arabian Sand Boa.

What a lovely little snake. I'm glad you didn't let your uncle kill it so needlessly.

Absolutely a sand boa! Sweet little snakes.

Oh and if you want to be technical, no snake is poisonous.. venomous is the correct term. :P

Cute little guy! Kudos for champoning for his life...=)

thanks for the information shelby :)
venomous :P anyways, can it be raised in captivity?

Absolutely! Do a Google search for sand boas and you will find some pretty helpful sites. Good luck!

thanks :) i will do so if he catches another one
thank you all for the information

Mad props on your saving him. A lot of people would rather kill first and ask what kind later.

Sand boas are lovely pets! I have three of them and am fostering a fourth.

How is that foster sand doing, April? =)

I think pretty good.. I just got done feeding her (still have to force feed, no interest in eating on her own yet)

She is feisty though, puts up a good fight when I try to feed her. She poops regularly.. seems like just time and patience until she eats on her own.

If my mice would cooperate and breed and not eat their babies, I could offer her live pinkies more often. She's so itty bitty that even 2 day old pinks are too big.

I think that's awesome, that you saved the little guy's life.