Ladder Keelback
Helicops scalaris
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Helicops
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Rare
About
Ladder Keelback (Helicops scalaris) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Venezuela. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, mountain forest and 12 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 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.
Related snakes
- Helicops boitata
- Helicops phantasma
- Wied's Keelback Helicops carinicaudus
- Hagmann's Keelback Helicops hagmanni
- Brazilian Keelback Helicops infrataeniatus
- Norman's Keelback Helicops polylepis
- Peru Keelback Helicops yacu
- Tapajós Keelback Helicops tapajonicus
- Daniel's Keelback Helicops danieli
- Leopard Keelback Helicops leopardinus
- Shreve's Keelback Helicops pastazae
- Mountain Keelback Helicops angulatus
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.