Photo of a Steppe Ribbon Racer (Psammophis lineolatus)
Photo: Kudaibergen Amirekul, CC BY-SA, via iNaturalist

Steppe Ribbon Racer

Psammophis lineolatus

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Psammophiidae
Genus
Psammophis
Continents
Asia
Countries
11
How common
Common

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About

Steppe Ribbon Racer (Psammophis lineolatus) is a venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan and 6 more. It lives in habitats such as forest edges, grassland, temperate grassland, steppe and 10 more. Common: recorded in 93 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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