Assam Mountain Snake
Plagiopholis nuchalis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Plagiopholis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 41 places on iNaturalist
About
Assam Mountain Snake (Plagiopholis nuchalis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 18 more. Recorded in 41 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Thailand Tropical Forest
- Thailand Dry Forest
- Indochina Dry Forest
- Indochina Rainforest
- Chinese Subtropical Forest
- Chinese Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Delacour's Mountain Snake Plagiopholis delacouri
- Chinese Mountain Snake Plagiopholis styani
- Blakeway's Mountain Snake Plagiopholis blakewayi
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
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.