African Banded Snake
Chamaelycus fasciatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
- Genus
- Chamaelycus
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 13
- How common
- Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist
About
African Banded Snake (Chamaelycus fasciatus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and 8 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 14 more. Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Evergreen Forest
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
- African Montane Forest
- Sudanian Savanna
Related snakes
- Christy's Banded Snake Chamaelycus christyi
- Parker's Banded Snake Chamaelycus parkeri
- Long-lined House Snake Boaedon longilineatus
- Mlanje White-bellied Water-Snake Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
- Central-African Lined House Snake Boaedon paralineatus
- Yellow House Snake Boaedon subflavus
- Coastal House Snake (littoralis) Boaedon littoralis
- Black File Snake Gracililima nyassae
- Angola File Snake Limaformosa vernayi
- Common File Snake Limaformosa capensis
- Boaedon mendesi
- African File Snake Limaformosa crossi
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.