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Mt Rossel Forest Snake
Toxicocalamus holopelturus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Toxicocalamus
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Mt Rossel Forest Snake (Toxicocalamus holopelturus) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 2 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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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- Toxicocalamus buegersi
- Mt Simpson Forest Snake Toxicocalamus mattisoni
- Goodenough Island Forest Snake Toxicocalamus goodenoughensis
- Toxicocalamus longhagen
- Black forest snake Toxicocalamus atratus
- Mount Lamington forest snake Toxicocalamus lamingtoni
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- Toxicocalamus spilorhynchus
- Owen Stanley Range Forest Snake Toxicocalamus stanleyanus
- Preuss's Forest Snake Toxicocalamus preussi
- Loria Forest Snake Toxicocalamus loriae
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.