Sahyadri Vine Snake
Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ahaetulla
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 31 places on iNaturalist
About
Sahyadri Vine Snake (Ahaetulla sahyadrensis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bangladesh, India. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 17 more. Recorded in 31 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Roadsides
- Western Ghats Rainforest
- Eastern Ghats Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Ahaetulla oxyrhyncha
- Karnataka Whipsnake Ahaetulla farnsworthi
- Travancore Whipsnake Ahaetulla travancorica
- Wall's Vine Snake Ahaetulla isabellina
- Malabar Whipsnake Ahaetulla malabarica
- Laudankia Vine Snake Ahaetulla laudankia
- Northern Vine Snake Ahaetulla borealis
- Red-eyed Whipsnake Ahaetulla rufusoculara
- Green Vine Snake (nasuta) Ahaetulla nasuta
- River Vine Snake Ahaetulla fronticincta
- Brown-speckled Whipsnake Ahaetulla pulverulenta
- Spotted Whipsnake Ahaetulla fasciolata
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.