Diadem Snake
Spalerosophis diadema
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Spalerosophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Recorded in 73 places on iNaturalist
About
Diadem Snake (Spalerosophis diadema) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Afghanistan, Gaza Strip, India, Iran, Iraq and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, evergreen forest and 22 more. Recorded in 73 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 Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Steppe
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Cold Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Sand Dunes
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Sandy Soil
- Western Ghats Rainforest
- Himalayan Montane Forest
- Syrian Desert
- Iranian Plateau Steppe
Related snakes
- Scortecci's Diadem Snake Spalerosophis josephscorteccii
- Zebra Snake Spalerosophis microlepis
- Werner's Diadem Snake Spalerosophis dolichospilus
- Red-spotted Diadem Snake Spalerosophis arenarius
- Royal snake Spalerosophis atriceps
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
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.