Striped Blind Snake
Ramphotyphlops lineatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Ramphotyphlops
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 9 places on iNaturalist
About
Striped Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops lineatus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Typhlopidae, found in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 17 more. Recorded in 9 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Evergreen Forest
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Sandy Soil
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Termite Mounds
- Borneo Rainforest
- Borneo Lowland Rainforest
- Borneo Dipterocarp Forest
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
- Sumatra Peat Swamp Forest
- Malay Peninsula Rainforest
- Java Rainforest
- Java Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Molly Ozaki's Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops mollyozakiae
- Hook-nosed Blindsnake Ramphotyphlops multilineatus
- Arboreal Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops angusticeps
- Olive Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops olivaceus
- Melanesia Blindsnake Ramphotyphlops depressus
- Yellowbellied Blindsnake Ramphotyphlops flaviventer
- Salawati Blindsnake Ramphotyphlops supranasalis
- Cuming's Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops cumingii
- Christmas Island Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops exocoeti
- Sulu Islands Worm Snake Ramphotyphlops suluensis
- Palau Island Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops acuticauda
- Small-headed Blind Snake (mansuetus) Ramphotyphlops mansuetus
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.