Photo of a Aurora House Snake (Lamprophis aurora)
Photo: Willem Van Zyl, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Aurora House Snake

Lamprophis aurora

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Lamprophis
Continents
Africa
Countries
4
How common
Common

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About

Aurora House Snake (Lamprophis aurora) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa. It lives in habitats such as subtropical dry forest, coastal forest, dry woodland, dry savanna and 15 more. Common: recorded in 83 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

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