Black Whip Snake
Demansia vestigiata
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Demansia
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Black Whip Snake (Demansia vestigiata) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 29 more. Common: recorded in 152 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 Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- New Guinea Lowland Rainforest
- New Guinea Montane Rainforest
- Queensland Tropical Rainforest
Related snakes
- Grey Whipsnake Demansia simplex
- Black-necked Whipsnake Demansia calodera
- Rufous Whipsnake Demansia rufescens
- Papuan Whip Snake Demansia papuensis
- Collared Whip Snake Demansia torquata
- Yellow-faced Whipsnake (psammophis) Demansia psammophis
- Olive Whipsnake Demansia olivacea
- Yellow-faced Whipsnake (reticulata) Demansia reticulata
- Long-tailed Whipsnake Demansia flagellatio
- Soil-crack Whipsnake Demansia rimicola
- Sombre Whipsnake Demansia quaesitor
- Shine's Whipsnake Demansia shinei
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.