Photo of a St. Marta's Ground Snake (Atractus sanctaemartae)
Photo: Fundacion ProAves, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

St. Marta's Ground Snake

Atractus sanctaemartae

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Atractus
Continents
South America
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist

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About

St. Marta's Ground Snake (Atractus sanctaemartae) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia. It lives in habitats such as underground burrows, loose soil, leaf litter, fallen logs. Recorded in 3 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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