Photo of a Spotted Whip Snake (Hemorrhois ravergieri)
Photo: Alvand Mohammadalizadegan, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Spotted Whip Snake

Hemorrhois ravergieri

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Hemorrhois
Continents
Asia
Countries
18
How common
Common

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About

Spotted Whip Snake (Hemorrhois ravergieri) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia and 13 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate rainforest, woodland, open woodland, montane woodland and 29 more. Common: recorded in 111 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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