East African Shovel-snout
Prosymna stuhlmanni
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Prosymnidae
- Genus
- Prosymna
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 9
- How common
- Common
About
East African Shovel-snout (Prosymna stuhlmanni) is a non-venomous snake of the family Prosymnidae, found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical seasonal forest and 31 more. Common: recorded in 95 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 Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Semi-Desert
- Sand Dunes
- Coastal Dunes
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
Related snakes
- Plain Shovel-snout Snake (lisima) Prosymna lisima
- Plain Shovel-snout Snake (confusa) Prosymna confusa
- Ruspoli's Shovelsnout Snake Prosymna ruspolii
- Mozambique Shovel-snout Prosymna janii
- Banded Shovel-snout Prosymna semifasciata
- Lined Shovel-snout Prosymna lineata
- Southern Sahel Speckled Shovel-snout Prosymna greigerti
- Angolan Shovel-snout Prosymna ambigua
- Two-striped Shovel-snout Prosymna bivittata
- Ghana Shovel-snout Prosymna meleagris
- Multi-scaled Shovel-snout Prosymna pitmani
- Ogaden Racer (somalica) Prosymna somalica
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.