Ornate Olympic Snake
Psammophis praeornatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Psammophis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 13
- How common
- Recorded in 10 places on iNaturalist
About
Ornate Olympic Snake (Psammophis praeornatus) is a venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana and 8 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 21 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Semi-Desert
- Sand Dunes
- Sandy Soil
- Waterholes
- Roadsides
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
- Sudanian Savanna
Related snakes
- Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
- Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
- African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
- Psammophis odysseus
- Short-snouted Grass Snake Psammophis brevirostris
- Namib Sand Snake Psammophis namibensis
- Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake Psammophis orientalis
- Link-marked Sand Snake Psammophis biseriatus
- Elegant Sand Racer Psammophis elegans
- Leith's Sand Snake Psammophis leithii
- Whip Snake Psammophis notostictus
- Olive Whip Snake Psammophis mossambicus
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.