Bangweulu Water Snake
Limnophis bangweolicus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Limnophis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Recorded in 8 places on iNaturalist
About
Bangweulu Water Snake (Limnophis bangweolicus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 30 more. Recorded in 8 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 Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Floodplains
- Seasonal Wetlands
- Rivers
- Streams
Related snakes
- Lagoa Carumbo Swamp Snake Limnophis branchi
- Bicolored Swamp Snake Limnophis bicolor
- 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.