Olive Keelback
Helicops modestus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Helicops
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 21 places on iNaturalist
About
Olive Keelback (Helicops modestus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical dry forest and 42 more. Recorded in 21 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
Related snakes
- Helicops boitata
- Helicops phantasma
- Wied's Keelback Helicops carinicaudus
- Hagmann's Keelback Helicops hagmanni
- Brazilian Keelback Helicops infrataeniatus
- Norman's Keelback Helicops polylepis
- Peru Keelback Helicops yacu
- Tapajós Keelback Helicops tapajonicus
- Daniel's Keelback Helicops danieli
- Leopard Keelback Helicops leopardinus
- Shreve's Keelback Helicops pastazae
- Ladder Keelback Helicops scalaris
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.