Striped Skaapsteker
Psammophylax tritaeniatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Psammophylax
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 11
- How common
- Common
About
Striped Skaapsteker (Psammophylax tritaeniatus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi and 6 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 18 more. Common: recorded in 107 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 Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Miombo Woodland
- Mopane Woodland
- Kalahari Desert
Related snakes
- Huíla Skaapsteker Psammophylax ocellatus
- Tanzanian Grass Snake Psammophylax kellyi
- Rhombic Skaapsteker Psammophylax rhombeatus
- Grey-bellied Grass Snake Psammophylax variabilis
- Kenyan striped skaapsteker Psammophylax multisquamis
- Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
- Beaked Skaapsteker Kladirostratus acutus
- Togo Skaapsteker Kladirostratus togoensis
- Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
- African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
- Dwarf Beaked Snake Dipsina multimaculata
- Pencil Snake Mimophis mahfalensis
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.