Olive Marsh Snake
Natriciteres olivacea
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Natriciteres
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 32
- How common
- Recorded in 35 places on iNaturalist
About
Olive Marsh Snake (Natriciteres olivacea) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and 27 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 50 more. Recorded in 35 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
Related snakes
- Marsh Snake (fuliginoides) Natriciteres fuliginoides
- Variable Marsh Snake (variegata) Natriciteres variegata
- Forest Marsh Snake Natriciteres sylvatica
- Southwestern Forest Marsh Snake Natriciteres bipostocularis
- Variable Marsh Snake (pembana) Natriciteres pembana
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
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.