Royal snake
Spalerosophis atriceps
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Spalerosophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 15 places on iNaturalist
About
Royal snake (Spalerosophis atriceps) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in India, Nepal, Pakistan. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 18 more. Recorded in 15 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.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Dry Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Sand Dunes
- Mountain Slopes
- Sandy Soil
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
- Himalayan Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Scortecci's Diadem Snake Spalerosophis josephscorteccii
- Zebra Snake Spalerosophis microlepis
- Werner's Diadem Snake Spalerosophis dolichospilus
- Red-spotted Diadem Snake Spalerosophis arenarius
- Diadem Snake Spalerosophis diadema
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
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.