Photo of a Spiral Keelback (Helicops petersi)
Photo: Andrew J. Crawford, CC0, via iNaturalist

Spiral Keelback

Helicops petersi

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Helicops
Continents
South America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist

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About

Spiral Keelback (Helicops petersi) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Ecuador. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, mountain forest and 12 more. Recorded in 4 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.

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