No photo of this snake yet
Namib Sand Snake
Psammophis namibensis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Psammophis
- Continents
- Africa
- How common
- Rare
About
Namib Sand Snake (Psammophis namibensis) is a venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae. It lives in habitats such as forest edges, sand dunes, sandy soil, roadsides. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
Where it lives
No range data for this snake yet.
- No range recorded yet.
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
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
- 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
- Speckled Sand Racer Psammophis punctulatus
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.