Hawbeack Blackhead
Apostolepis polylepis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Apostolepis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist
About
Hawbeack Blackhead (Apostolepis polylepis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 18 more. Recorded in 3 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 Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Coastal Scrub
- Atlantic Rainforest
- Cerrado Savanna
- Caatinga Dry Forest
- Coastal Restinga
Related snakes
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Apostolepis underwoodi
- São Salvador burrow-snake Apostolepis adhara
- Reinhardt's Burrowing Snake Apostolepis assimilis
- Peru Burrowing Snake Apostolepis nigroterminata
- Borrelli's Burrowing Snake Apostolepis borellii
- Sand dunes Blackhead Apostolepis arenaria
- Gomes' Burrowing Snake Apostolepis cearensis
- Misiones Blackhead Apostolepis quirogai
- Tocantins Blackhead Apostolepis sanctaeritae
- Central Burrowing Snake Apostolepis flavotorquata
- Minacu Blackhead Apostolepis nelsonjorgei
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.