Black Ground Snake
Atractus elaps
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Atractus
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 39 places on iNaturalist
About
Black Ground Snake (Atractus elaps) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 20 more. Recorded in 39 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Andean Cloud Forest
- Llanos Grassland
Related snakes
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.