Ringhals
Hemachatus haemachatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Cobra
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Hemachatus
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Ringhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) is a venomous cobra of the family Elapidae, found in Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, subtropical dry forest, broadleaf forest, coastal forest and 10 more. Common: recorded in 163 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
- Managalas Plateau Snake Toxicocalamus pumehanae
- West African Banded Cobra Naja savannula
- Wall's Sind Krait Bungarus walli
- Toxicocalamus buegersi
- Western Turtle-headed Sea Snake Emydocephalus orarius
- Guangxi Coral Snake Sinomicrurus peinani
- Sinomicrurus nigriventer
- Pilbara Hooded Snake Suta gaikhorstorum
- Mt Simpson Forest Snake Toxicocalamus mattisoni
- Sinomicrurus houi
- Bighead Sea Snake Hydrophis annandalei
- Goodenough Island Forest Snake Toxicocalamus goodenoughensis
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.