Photo of a Stripe-bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus)
Photo: kenwaterhouse, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Stripe-bellied Sand Snake

Psammophis subtaeniatus

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Psammophiidae
Genus
Psammophis
Continents
Africa
Countries
13
How common
Common

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About

Stripe-bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus) is a venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini and 8 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 37 more. Common: recorded in 315 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

Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.