Ruspoli's Shovelsnout Snake
Prosymna ruspolii
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Prosymnidae
- Genus
- Prosymna
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 10 places on iNaturalist
About
Ruspoli's Shovelsnout Snake (Prosymna ruspolii) is a non-venomous snake of the family Prosymnidae, found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, coastal forest and 23 more. Recorded in 10 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 Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Coastal Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Semi-Desert
- Sand Dunes
- Coastal Dunes
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Sandy Soil
- Termite Mounds
- Sandy Shores
- Coastal Scrub
Related snakes
- Plain Shovel-snout Snake (lisima) Prosymna lisima
- Plain Shovel-snout Snake (confusa) Prosymna confusa
- Mozambique Shovel-snout Prosymna janii
- Banded Shovel-snout Prosymna semifasciata
- Lined Shovel-snout Prosymna lineata
- Southern Sahel Speckled Shovel-snout Prosymna greigerti
- Angolan Shovel-snout Prosymna ambigua
- Two-striped Shovel-snout Prosymna bivittata
- Ghana Shovel-snout Prosymna meleagris
- Multi-scaled Shovel-snout Prosymna pitmani
- Ogaden Racer (somalica) Prosymna somalica
- Visser's Shovel-snout Prosymna visseri
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.