Bourret's Odd-scaled Snake
Achalinus ater
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Xenodermidae
- Genus
- Achalinus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Bourret's Odd-scaled Snake (Achalinus ater) is a non-venomous snake of the family Xenodermidae, found in Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as leaf litter, fallen logs. 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
- Tim’s Burrowing Snake Achalinus timi
- Emily’s Burrowing Snake Achalinus emilyae
- Julian’s Burrowing Snake Achalinus juliani
- Yuinkai Mountains Burrowing Snake Achalinus yunkaiensis
- Trang An Burrowing Snake Achalinus tranganensis
- Pingbian odd-scaled snake Achalinus pingbianensis
- Yang’s Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus yangdatongi
- Zug's Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus zugorum
- Panzhihua Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus panzhihuaensis
- Dehua Odd–scaled Snake Achalinus dehuaensis
- Huang’s Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus huangjietangi
- Ningshan Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus ningshanensis
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.