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kinabalu giant blind snake
Anomochilus monticola
The Kinabalu giant blind snake is a rare snake that lives only on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu on Borneo island. It spends almost its entire life underground, has very small eyes, and feeds on insects.
The species differs from other snakes by strongly reduced eyes and a special skull structure. It is important for nature because it controls the population of insects in the soil of mountain forests.
searching in the soil using smell and swallowing
trophic:carnivore
feeding_sense:olfaction
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Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Worker
Elders
small invertebrates
Bro
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Forages within or on the surface of soil or substrate.
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
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age
t
When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
Head size
live ants of all castes and sizes
Close
very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Warm summer
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
burrow
Potential Habitat
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
summer warm, winter not very cold
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Body size
Colors
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Uses an excavated underground tunnel or chamber for refuge or nesting.
soil
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alpine meadows and arctic tundra on land
Trophic type
searching in the soil using smell and swallowing
Filters
Eyes color
On the map
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
Body color
Upcoming birthdays
termites
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
high in the mountains, cold, lots of grass and shrubs
birth year
Maturity
rains almost always, very humid
Age (juvenile)
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Age (larva)
How similar?
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
small invertebrates without further specification
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
from birth to adulthood
Scales count
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Rapidly swallows prey or food items whole without chewing.
young after fast growth
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
from birth to death
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
Montane grasslands
early young
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
Share
Duration
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
gulping
Always hot and wet
This is me
Always very wet
Gamers
Pets
How are they built?
Indomalayan realm
mm
Indomalayan realm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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mountain
My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
whole swallow
{name} jubilee
Eyes size
Asexual
swap
cm
live termites
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
olfaction
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Litter size
Daddies
ants
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
foraging
°C
Not specified
alpine and arctic tundra
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
embryo
Orange
38 to 65 grams, 15 – 40 centimeters
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
◉{N} more on tap
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