Anamalai wood snake
Xylophis mosaicus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Pareidae
- Genus
- Xylophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Anamalai wood snake (Xylophis mosaicus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pareidae, found in India. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, evergreen forest, leaf litter and 2 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 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.
Related snakes
- Deepak's Wood Snake Xylophis deepaki
- Perrotet's Mountain Snake Xylophis perroteti
- Günther's Mountain Snake Xylophis stenorhynchus
- Captain's Wood Snake Xylophis captaini
- Sabah Mountain Smooth Slug Snake Asthenodipsas stuebingi
- Pareas menglaensis
- Pareas xuelinensis
- Bornean Dark-necked Slug Snake Asthenodipsas borneensis
- Victoria slug snake Pareas victorianus
- Black Snail-eating Snake Pareas niger
- Pareas kaduri
- Inger’s Slug Snake Asthenodipsas ingeri
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.