Eight-striped Kukri Snake
Oligodon octolineatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oligodon
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Eight-striped Kukri Snake (Oligodon octolineatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 20 more. Common: recorded in 87 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 Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Borneo Rainforest
- Borneo Lowland Rainforest
- Borneo Montane Rainforest
- Borneo Cloud Forest
- Borneo Heath Forest
- Borneo Dipterocarp Forest
- Borneo Limestone Forest
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
- Sumatra Peat Swamp Forest
- Malay Peninsula Rainforest
- Java Rainforest
- Java Montane Forest
- Bali Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Ashy Kukri Snake Oligodon cinereus
- Hua Hin Kukri Snake Oligodon huahin
- Surat Thani Kukri Snake Oligodon promsombuti
- Double Striped Kukri Snake Oligodon bivirgatus
- Pha-Ngan Kukri Snake Oligodon phangan
- Long-snouted kukri snake Oligodon rostralis
- Medog Kukri Snake Oligodon lipipengi
- Langbian Kukri Oligodon tuani
- Tolaki Kukri Oligodon tolaki
- Tillack's Kukri Snake Oligodon tillacki
- Teynié’s Kukri Snake Oligodon teyniei
- Sulu Short-headed Snake Oligodon meyerinkii
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.