Speckled Shield Cobra
Aspidelaps scutatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Cobra
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Aspidelaps
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist
About
Speckled Shield Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus) is a venomous cobra of the family Elapidae, found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe. It lives in habitats such as woodland, dry woodland, savanna, tropical savanna and 8 more. Recorded in 13 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
- Coral Shield Cobra Aspidelaps lubricus
- Managalas Plateau Snake Toxicocalamus pumehanae
- West African Banded Cobra Naja savannula
- Wall's Sind Krait Bungarus walli
- Toxicocalamus buegersi
- Western Turtle-headed Sea Snake Emydocephalus orarius
- Guangxi Coral Snake Sinomicrurus peinani
- Sinomicrurus nigriventer
- Pilbara Hooded Snake Suta gaikhorstorum
- Mt Simpson Forest Snake Toxicocalamus mattisoni
- Sinomicrurus houi
- Bighead Sea Snake Hydrophis annandalei
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.