Shreve's Keelback
Helicops pastazae
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Helicops
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 18 places on iNaturalist
About
Shreve's Keelback (Helicops pastazae) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 35 more. Recorded in 18 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
- Cloud Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
Related snakes
- Helicops boitata
- Helicops phantasma
- Wied's Keelback Helicops carinicaudus
- Hagmann's Keelback Helicops hagmanni
- Brazilian Keelback Helicops infrataeniatus
- Norman's Keelback Helicops polylepis
- Peru Keelback Helicops yacu
- Tapajós Keelback Helicops tapajonicus
- Daniel's Keelback Helicops danieli
- Leopard Keelback Helicops leopardinus
- Ladder Keelback Helicops scalaris
- Mountain Keelback Helicops angulatus
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.