Grey-bellied Grass Snake
Psammophylax variabilis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Psammophylax
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 12
- How common
- Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist
About
Grey-bellied Grass Snake (Psammophylax variabilis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya and 7 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 14 more. Recorded in 13 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- African Montane Forest
- Miombo Woodland
Related snakes
- Huíla Skaapsteker Psammophylax ocellatus
- Tanzanian Grass Snake Psammophylax kellyi
- Rhombic Skaapsteker Psammophylax rhombeatus
- Striped Skaapsteker Psammophylax tritaeniatus
- Kenyan striped skaapsteker Psammophylax multisquamis
- Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
- Beaked Skaapsteker Kladirostratus acutus
- Togo Skaapsteker Kladirostratus togoensis
- Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
- African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
- Dwarf Beaked Snake Dipsina multimaculata
- Pencil Snake Mimophis mahfalensis
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.