Red-Black Striped Snake

About

Red-Black Striped Snake (Bothrophthalmus lineatus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 10 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 7 more. Recorded in 12 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Angola
• Benin
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Republic of the Congo
• Sierra Leone
• South Sudan
• Uganda

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
• Open Woodland
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Congo Basin Rainforest
• Guinean Rainforest
• Sudanian Savanna

Related snakes

• Red-blacked Striped Snake Bothrophthalmus brunneus
• Long-lined House Snake Boaedon longilineatus
• Mlanje White-bellied Water-Snake Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
• Central-African Lined House Snake Boaedon paralineatus
• Yellow House Snake Boaedon subflavus
• Coastal House Snake (littoralis) Boaedon littoralis
• Black File Snake Gracililima nyassae
• Angola File Snake Limaformosa vernayi
• Common File Snake Limaformosa capensis
• Boaedon mendesi
• African File Snake Limaformosa crossi
• Branch’s Brown House Snake Boaedon branchi