False Smooth Snake (cucullatus)
Macroprotodon cucullatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Macroprotodon
- Continents
- Africa, Asia, Europe
- Countries
- 10
- How common
- Recorded in 15 places on iNaturalist
About
False Smooth Snake (cucullatus) (Macroprotodon cucullatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Israel, Italy and 5 more. It lives in habitats such as woodland, dry woodland, open woodland, scrub forest and 19 more. Recorded in 15 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.
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Sudanian Savanna
- Sahara Desert
- Sahel Shrubland
- Mediterranean Scrubland
- Mediterranean Pine Forest
- Iberian Woodland
- Negev Desert
- Mediterranean Levant Woodland
Related snakes
- Western False Smooth Snake Macroprotodon brevis
- False Smooth Snake (mauritanicus) Macroprotodon mauritanicus
- Abubaker's Hooded Snake Macroprotodon abubakeri
- 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.