Photo of a Emmel's Ground Snake (Atractus emmeli)
Photo: Martinez-Diaz M, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Emmel's Ground Snake

Atractus emmeli

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Atractus
Continents
South America
Countries
3
How common
Recorded in 8 places on iNaturalist

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About

Emmel's Ground Snake (Atractus emmeli) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 22 more. Recorded in 8 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.

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