Photo of a Common Wolf Snake (aulicus) (Lycodon aulicus)
Photo: Sanjaya Kanishka, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Common Wolf Snake (aulicus)

Lycodon aulicus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Lycodon
Continents
Asia
Countries
9
How common
Common

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About

Common Wolf Snake (aulicus) (Lycodon aulicus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 59 more. Common: recorded in 479 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.

Related snakes

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.