Photo of a Red-blacked Striped Snake (Bothrophthalmus brunneus)
Photo: Marius Burger, CC0, via iNaturalist

Red-blacked Striped Snake

Bothrophthalmus brunneus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Bothrophthalmus
Continents
Africa
Countries
3
How common
Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist

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About

Red-blacked Striped Snake (Bothrophthalmus brunneus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 1 more. Recorded in 3 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.

Related snakes

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