Slender Quill-snouted Snake
Xenocalamus bicolor
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Atractaspididae
- Genus
- Xenocalamus
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 8
- How common
- Recorded in 11 places on iNaturalist
About
Slender Quill-snouted Snake (Xenocalamus bicolor) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique and 3 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 26 more. Recorded in 11 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 Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Sand Dunes
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
Related snakes
- Transvaal Quillsnout Snake Xenocalamus transvaalensis
- Sabi Quill-snouted Snake Xenocalamus sabiensis
- Michell's Quill-snouted Snake Xenocalamus michelli
- Elongate Quill-snouted Snake Xenocalamus mechowii
- Black Snake-eater Polemon ater
- Cameroon Racer Poecilopholis cameronensis
- Striped Harlequin Snake Homoroselaps dorsalis
- Spotted Harlequin Snake Homoroselaps lacteus
- Engdahl's Mole Viper Atractaspis engdahli
- Boulenger's Mole Viper Atractaspis boulengeri
- Peters' Burrowing Asp Atractaspis fallax
- Mole Viper (aterrima) Atractaspis aterrima
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.