Barred Wolf Snake
Lycodon striatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lycodon
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 9
- How common
- Common
About
Barred Wolf Snake (Lycodon striatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 34 more. Common: recorded in 119 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 Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Steppe
- Scrubland
- Desert
Related snakes
- Aceh Wolf Snake Lycodon sidiki
- Huaping Wolf Snake Lycodon cathaya
- Philippine Dryocalamus Lycodon philippinus
- Painted Wolf Snake Lycodon pictus
- Scarce Bridal Snake Lycodon gracilis
- Malayan Bridal Snake Lycodon subannulatus
- Three-Banded Bridled Snake Lycodon tristrigatus
- Blanford's Bridal Snake Lycodon davisonii
- Serrate-banded Wolf Snake Lycodon serratus
- Namdong Wolf Snake Lycodon chapaensis
- Sri Lankan Bridle Snake Lycodon chithrasekarai
- Seale’s Banded Asian Wolf Snake Lycodon sealei
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.