Braided Shadow Snake
Synophis plectovertebralis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Synophis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Braided Shadow Snake (Synophis plectovertebralis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, evergreen forest, chocó rainforest. 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
- Bicolored Shadow Snake Synophis bicolor
- La Salle's Shadow Snake Synophis lasallei
- Calamitous Shadow Snake Synophis calamitus
- Bogert's Shadow Snake Synophis bogerti
- Mountain Shadow Snake Synophis insulomontanus
- Nicéforo María's Shadow Snake Synophis niceforomariae
- Zaher's Shadow Snake Synophis zaheri
- Zamoran Shadow Snake Synophis zamora
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.