Barotse Water Snake
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Crotaphopeltis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Rare
About
Barotse Water Snake (Crotaphopeltis barotseensis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia. It lives in habitats such as tropical seasonal forest, woodland, open woodland, savanna and 2 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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
- Tana Herald Snake Crotaphopeltis braestrupi
- Ghana Herald Snake Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis
- Tornier's Cat Snake Crotaphopeltis tornieri
- Yellow-flanked Snake Crotaphopeltis degeni
- Red-lipped Snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
- 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
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.