Eastern Vine Snake
Thelotornis mossambicanus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Thelotornis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Recorded in 68 places on iNaturalist
About
Eastern Vine Snake (Thelotornis mossambicanus) is a venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical seasonal forest and 19 more. Recorded in 68 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
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Coastal Scrub
- East African Coastal Forest
- African Montane Forest
- Miombo Woodland
- Serengeti Grassland
Related snakes
- Usambara Vine Snake Thelotornis usambaricus
- Twig Snake Thelotornis capensis
- Kirtland's Twig Snake Thelotornis kirtlandii
- 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
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
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.