Photo of a Mocquard's African Ground Snake (Gonionotophis brussauxi)
Photo: Ryan van Huyssteen, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Mocquard's African Ground Snake

Gonionotophis brussauxi

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Gonionotophis
Continents
Africa
Countries
7
How common
Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist
Diet
Eats other snakes

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About

Mocquard's African Ground Snake (Gonionotophis brussauxi) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and 2 more. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 1 more. Recorded in 4 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

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