Sakishima Green Snake
Ptyas herminae
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ptyas
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 16 places on iNaturalist
About
Sakishima Green Snake (Ptyas herminae) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Japan. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 10 more. Recorded in 16 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
- Greater Green Snake Ptyas major
- Ryukyu Green Snake Ptyas semicarinata
- Many-banded Green Snake Ptyas multicincta
- Doria's Green Snake Ptyas doriae
- Indo-Chinese Rat Snake Ptyas korros
- Sulawesi Black Racer Ptyas dipsas
- Oriental Ratsnake Ptyas mucosa
- White-bellied Rat Snake Ptyas fusca
- Black-striped Rat Snake Ptyas dhumnades
- Green Rat Snake (nigromarginata) Ptyas nigromarginata
- Smooth-scaled Mountain Rat Snake Ptyas luzonensis
- Keeled Rat Snake Ptyas carinata
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.