Green Water Snake
Philothamnus hoplogaster
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Philothamnus
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 15
- How common
- Common
About
Green Water Snake (Philothamnus hoplogaster) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini and 10 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 52 more. Common: recorded in 212 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
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
Related snakes
- Mayombe Bush Snake Philothamnus mayombensis
- Brown Bush Snake Philothamnus brunneus
- Sao Tome Wood Snake Philothamnus thomensis
- Western Green Snake Philothamnus angolensis
- Bequaert's Green Snake Philothamnus bequaerti
- Irregular Green Snake Philothamnus irregularis
- Annobon Wood Snake Philothamnus girardi
- Natal Green Snake Philothamnus natalensis
- Spotted Green Snake Philothamnus punctatus
- Battersby's Green Snake Philothamnus battersbyi
- Thirteen-scaled Green Snake Philothamnus carinatus
- Emerald Green Snake Philothamnus heterodermus
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.