Northern Short-headed Snake
Oligodon ancorus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oligodon
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 10 places on iNaturalist
About
Northern Short-headed Snake (Oligodon ancorus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Philippines. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 8 more. Recorded in 10 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
- Ashy Kukri Snake Oligodon cinereus
- Hua Hin Kukri Snake Oligodon huahin
- Surat Thani Kukri Snake Oligodon promsombuti
- Double Striped Kukri Snake Oligodon bivirgatus
- Pha-Ngan Kukri Snake Oligodon phangan
- Long-snouted kukri snake Oligodon rostralis
- Medog Kukri Snake Oligodon lipipengi
- Langbian Kukri Oligodon tuani
- Tolaki Kukri Oligodon tolaki
- Tillack's Kukri Snake Oligodon tillacki
- Teynié’s Kukri Snake Oligodon teyniei
- Sulu Short-headed Snake Oligodon meyerinkii
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.