Banded Pampas Snake
Phimophis vittatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Phimophis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 18 places on iNaturalist
About
Banded Pampas Snake (Phimophis vittatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay. It lives in habitats such as subtropical dry forest, woodland, dry woodland, grassland and 4 more. Recorded in 18 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
- Argentine Pampas Snake Phimophis guerini
- Troschel's Pampas Snake Phimophis guianensis
- 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
- Cunene Racer Mopanveldophis zebrinus
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.