Black-headed Snake (melanocephalus)
Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Rhynchocalamus
- Continents
- Asia, Europe
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 55 places on iNaturalist
About
Black-headed Snake (melanocephalus) (Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Turkey. It lives in habitats such as pine forest, woodland, open woodland, mountain forest and 14 more. Recorded in 55 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
- Rhynchocalamus levitoni
- Palestine Kukri Snake Rhynchocalamus satunini
- Aden Kukri Snake Rhynchocalamus arabicus
- Dayan's Kukri Snake Rhynchocalamus dayanae
- 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
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.