Mountain Worm-eating Snake
Trachischium monticola
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Trachischium
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Rare
About
Mountain Worm-eating Snake (Trachischium monticola) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bhutan, China, India. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 9 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
- Apte’s slender snake Trachischium apteii
- Olive Oriental Slender Snake Trachischium laeve
- Yellowbelly Worm-eating Snake Trachischium tenuiceps
- Rosebelly Worm-eating Snake Trachischium guentheri
- Blackbelly Worm-eating Snake Trachischium fuscum
- Sushanta’s Worm-eating Snake Trachischium sushantai
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.