Black-headed Snake (nigriceps)
Telescopus nigriceps
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Telescopus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Rare
About
Black-headed Snake (nigriceps) (Telescopus nigriceps) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Turkey. It lives in habitats such as desert, rocky desert, gravel desert, rocky hillsides and 5 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 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.
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- Indian Desert Tiger Snake Telescopus rhinopoma
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- Arabian Cat Snake Telescopus dhara
- Sinai catsnake Telescopus hoogstraali
- Egyptian Catsnake Telescopus obtusus
- North African Catsnake Telescopus tripolitanus
- Tiger Cat Snake Telescopus semiannulatus
- Variable Cat Snake Telescopus variegatus
- Cat Snake Telescopus fallax
- Beautiful Cat Snake Telescopus pulcher
- Karoo Tiger Snake Telescopus beetzi
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.