Photo of a Cameroon Snake-Eater (Polemon notatus)
Photo: Tatiana Thomas, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Cameroon Snake-Eater

Polemon notatus

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Atractaspididae
Genus
Polemon
Continents
Africa
Countries
6
How common
Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist
Diet
Eats other snakes

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About

Cameroon Snake-Eater (Polemon notatus) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and 1 more. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 8 more. Recorded in 3 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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