Günther's Green Racer
Philodryas psammophidea
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Philodryas
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Günther's Green Racer (Philodryas psammophidea) is a venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest and 22 more. Common: recorded in 98 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
- Cloud Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Forest Edges
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Steppe
- Cold Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Valleys
- Roadsides
- Andean Cloud Forest
- Andean Yungas
- Pantanal Wetlands
- Gran Chaco Woodland
Related snakes
- Bolivian Racer Philodryas boliviana
- Guaiquinima Bush Racer Philodryas cordata
- Paraguay Green Racer Philodryas nattereri
- Arnaldo's Green Racer Philodryas arnaldoi
- Cerrado Racer Philodryas livida
- Patagonia Green Racer Philodryas patagoniensis
- Baron's Green Racer Philodryas baroni
- Chilean Green Racer Philodryas chamissonis
- Miranda Green Racer (mattogrossensis) Philodryas mattogrossensis
- Jan's Green Racer Philodryas varia
- Erland's Miranda Green Racer Philodryas erlandi
- Burrowing Night Snake Philodryas agassizii
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.