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title: "Blunthead Slug Snake"
description: "Aplopeltura boa — Reptiles. Aplopeltura is a genus of snakes of the family Pareidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/blunthead-slug-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blunthead Slug Snake

> Aplopeltura boa — Reptiles. Aplopeltura is a genus of snakes of the family Pareidae.

- Scientific name: *Aplopeltura boa*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 596
- Wikidata: [Q2102764](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2102764)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28442](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28442)

## Names

- en: Blunthead Slug Snake
- de: Kurzkopf-Schneckennatter

## Countries with the most observations

MY (306), ID (188), TH (57), PH (12), BN (6)

## Summary

Aplopeltura is a genus of snakes of the family Pareidae. It contains a single species, Aplopeltura boa, the blunthead slug snake or blunt-headed slug-eating snake. It is a small, non-venomous snake. The species can be found in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.
A. boa eats mainly snails, especially operculate species. Their jaws are more mobile than those of most other vertebrates. With their mandibles, they cut the operculum off from their prey with a unique "sawing" motion. 
A. boa has been observed performing simple death feigning behavior. The snake rolls itself into a spiral with…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplopeltura

## Photo

![Blunthead Slug Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blunthead-slug-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241165698

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blunthead-slug-snake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).