Black Snake-eater
Polemon ater
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Atractaspididae
- Genus
- Polemon
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Rare
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Black Snake-eater (Polemon ater) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 9 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
- Guinea Snake-eater Polemon barthii
- Collared Snake-eater Polemon collaris
- Gabon Snake-eater Polemon gabonensis
- Cameroon Snake-Eater Polemon notatus
- Bocourt's Snake-eater Polemon bocourti
- African Snake-eater Polemon fulvicollis
- Graceful Snake-eater Polemon gracilis
- Reinhardt's Snake-eater Polemon acanthias
- Eastern Snake-eater Polemon christyi
- Cameroon Snake-eater Polemon griseiceps
- Ivory Coast Snake-eater Polemon neuwiedi
- Zaire Snake-eater Polemon robustus
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.