Kirtland's Twig Snake
Thelotornis kirtlandii
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Thelotornis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 26
- How common
- Recorded in 43 places on iNaturalist
About
Kirtland's Twig Snake (Thelotornis kirtlandii) is a venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 21 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 25 more. Recorded in 43 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
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Coastal Scrub
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
Related snakes
- Usambara Vine Snake Thelotornis usambaricus
- Twig Snake Thelotornis capensis
- Eastern Vine Snake Thelotornis mossambicanus
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
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.