Peru Keelback
Helicops yacu
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Helicops
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Rare
About
Peru Keelback (Helicops yacu) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil, Peru. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 20 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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
- Riverine Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Floodplains
- Seasonal Wetlands
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Flooded Forest
- Amazon Várzea Forest
- Amazon Igapó Forest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
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
- Tapajós Keelback Helicops tapajonicus
- Daniel's Keelback Helicops danieli
- Leopard Keelback Helicops leopardinus
- Shreve's Keelback Helicops pastazae
- Ladder Keelback Helicops scalaris
- Mountain Keelback Helicops angulatus
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.