Photo of a Pale-headed Forest Snake (Buhoma depressiceps)
Photo: Gwili Gibbon, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Pale-headed Forest Snake

Buhoma depressiceps

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus
Buhoma
Continents
Africa
Countries
6
How common
Recorded in 6 places on iNaturalist

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About

Pale-headed Forest Snake (Buhoma depressiceps) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae, found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 13 more. Recorded in 6 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.

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