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Hensel's Snake
Ditaxodon taeniatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ditaxodon
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Rare
About
Hensel's Snake (Ditaxodon taeniatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil, Peru. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 16 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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 Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Coastal Scrub
- Atlantic Rainforest
- Cerrado Savanna
- Pantanal Wetlands
- Pampas Grassland
- Coastal Restinga
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- Atractus dapsilis
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- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
- Cunene Racer Mopanveldophis zebrinus
- Taylor's Racer Platyceps taylori
- Yucatan Rat Snake Pseudelaphe phaescens
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.