Shire Slug Eater
Duberria shirana
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Pseudoxyrhophiidae
- Genus
- Duberria
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 5 places on iNaturalist
About
Shire Slug Eater (Duberria shirana) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae, found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 16 more. Recorded in 5 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 Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- African Montane Forest
- Miombo Woodland
Related snakes
- Common Slug Eater Duberria lutrix
- Spotted Slug Eater Duberria variegata
- Zimbabwean Slug Eater Duberria rhodesiana
- Chevron Necked Snake Micropisthodon ochraceus
- Vaillant's Madagascar Ground Snake Liophidium vaillanti
- Anatelo Forest Smooth Snake Liophidium therezieni
- Peters' Bright Snake Liophidium mayottensis
- Madagascar Three-lined Snake Liophidium trilineatum
- Gold-collarcd Snake Liophidium rhodogaster
- Toliara Smooth Snake Liophidium chabaudi
- White-lipped Smooth Snake Liophidium torquatum
- Befandriana Smooth Snake Liophidium apperti
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.