Photo of a Neckband Ground Snake (Atractus torquatus)
Photo: Pedro Ferreira Bisneto, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Neckband Ground Snake

Atractus torquatus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Atractus
Continents
South America
Countries
9
How common
Recorded in 20 places on iNaturalist

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About

Neckband Ground Snake (Atractus torquatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 8 more. Recorded in 20 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

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