Smith's African Water Snake
Grayia smithii
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Grayia
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 27
- How common
- Recorded in 30 places on iNaturalist
About
Smith's African Water Snake (Grayia smithii) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon and 22 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 37 more. Recorded in 30 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
Related snakes
- Caesar's African Water Snake Grayia caesar
- Tholloni's African Water Snake Grayia tholloni
- Ornate African Water Snake Grayia ornata
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
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.