Mopane Snake
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Hemirhagerrhis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 24
- How common
- Common
About
Mopane Snake (Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia) is a non-venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic and 19 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 20 more. Common: recorded in 89 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 Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Semi-Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
- East African Coastal Forest
- Miombo Woodland
- Mopane Woodland
- Sudanian Savanna
- Sahel Shrubland
Related snakes
- Striped Bark Snake Hemirhagerrhis kelleri
- Western Bark Snake Hemirhagerrhis viperina
- Northern Bark Snake Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii
- Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
- Huíla Skaapsteker Psammophylax ocellatus
- Beaked Skaapsteker Kladirostratus acutus
- Togo Skaapsteker Kladirostratus togoensis
- Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
- Tanzanian Grass Snake Psammophylax kellyi
- African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
- Dwarf Beaked Snake Dipsina multimaculata
- Pencil Snake Mimophis mahfalensis
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.