Photo of a Spotted Harlequin Snake (Homoroselaps lacteus)
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA, via iNaturalist

Spotted Harlequin Snake

Homoroselaps lacteus

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Atractaspididae
Genus
Homoroselaps
Continents
Africa
Countries
2
How common
Common

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About

Spotted Harlequin Snake (Homoroselaps lacteus) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in Eswatini, South Africa. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, subtropical dry forest, broadleaf forest, coastal forest and 14 more. Common: recorded in 182 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

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