Montane Grass Snake

About

Montane Grass Snake (Psammophis crucifer) is a venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, subtropical dry forest, broadleaf forest, coastal forest and 21 more. Common: recorded in 267 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Eswatini
• Lesotho
• Mozambique
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

• Subtropical Forest
• Subtropical Dry Forest
• Broadleaf Forest
• Coastal Forest
• Woodland
• Dry Woodland
• Forest Edges
• Dry Savanna
• Shrubland
• Scrubland
• Heathland
• Fynbos
• Desert
• Hot Desert
• Semi-Desert
• Sandy Desert
• Gravel Desert
• Desert Scrub
• Sand Dunes
• Sandy Soil
• Waterholes
• Roadsides
• Mopane Woodland
• Kalahari Desert

Related snakes

• Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
• Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
• African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
• Psammophis odysseus
• Short-snouted Grass Snake Psammophis brevirostris
• Namib Sand Snake Psammophis namibensis
• Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake Psammophis orientalis
• Link-marked Sand Snake Psammophis biseriatus
• Elegant Sand Racer Psammophis elegans
• Leith's Sand Snake Psammophis leithii
• Whip Snake Psammophis notostictus
• Olive Whip Snake Psammophis mossambicus