Forest Marsh Snake
Natriciteres sylvatica
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Natriciteres
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 12 places on iNaturalist
About
Forest Marsh Snake (Natriciteres sylvatica) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical seasonal forest and 26 more. Recorded in 12 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
- Riverine Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Seasonal Wetlands
- Rivers
- Streams
- Creeks
- Lakes
Related snakes
- Marsh Snake (fuliginoides) Natriciteres fuliginoides
- Variable Marsh Snake (variegata) Natriciteres variegata
- Southwestern Forest Marsh Snake Natriciteres bipostocularis
- Olive Marsh Snake Natriciteres olivacea
- Variable Marsh Snake (pembana) Natriciteres pembana
- 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
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.