Ornate African Water Snake
Grayia ornata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Grayia
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 10
- How common
- Recorded in 20 places on iNaturalist
About
Ornate African Water Snake (Grayia ornata) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and 5 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 27 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Seasonal Wetlands
- Rivers
- Streams
- Creeks
- Lakes
Related snakes
- Caesar's African Water Snake Grayia caesar
- Tholloni's African Water Snake Grayia tholloni
- Smith's African Water Snake Grayia smithii
- 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
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
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.