Formosa Wolf Snake
Lycodon ruhstrati
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lycodon
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Formosa Wolf Snake (Lycodon ruhstrati) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest and 18 more. Common: recorded in 286 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Valleys
- Abandoned Buildings
- Roadsides
- Chinese Subtropical Forest
- Chinese Montane Forest
- East Asian Temperate Forest
- Taiwan Montane Forest
- Japanese Temperate Forest
Related snakes
- Aceh Wolf Snake Lycodon sidiki
- Huaping Wolf Snake Lycodon cathaya
- Philippine Dryocalamus Lycodon philippinus
- Painted Wolf Snake Lycodon pictus
- Scarce Bridal Snake Lycodon gracilis
- Malayan Bridal Snake Lycodon subannulatus
- Three-Banded Bridled Snake Lycodon tristrigatus
- Blanford's Bridal Snake Lycodon davisonii
- Serrate-banded Wolf Snake Lycodon serratus
- Namdong Wolf Snake Lycodon chapaensis
- Sri Lankan Bridle Snake Lycodon chithrasekarai
- Seale’s Banded Asian Wolf Snake Lycodon sealei
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.