Xenopeltis unicolor

It is a primitive snake known for its highly iridescent scales and for reproducing quickly, as it is oviparous and can lay up to 10 eggs at a time. No subspecies are currently recognised (Wikipedia, general species account). This is a primitive snake known for both its highly iridescent scales and its ability to reproduce quickly, as it is oviparous and as such can lay up to 10 eggs at a time. (Wikipedia, general species account).

The color is reddish brown, brown or blackish with an unpatterned withish-grey venter. A fossorial species, the head is wedge-shaped and narrow with little neck delineation, which makes it easy to push through the soil. Its most defining characteristic is its iridescent, highly polished scales that give this snake its common name. Individuals have a layer of dark pigmentation just below the surface on each scale that enhances the iridescence. The young look very similar to the adults, except that they have a strong white "collar" of scales evident just below the head. (Wikipedia, general species account).