Tiger Cat Snake
Telescopus semiannulatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Telescopus
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 14
- How common
- Common
About
Tiger Cat Snake (Telescopus semiannulatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini and 9 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 38 more. Common: recorded in 88 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
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Rocky Desert
Related snakes
- Blue Nile Cat Snake Telescopus gezirae
- Indian Desert Tiger Snake Telescopus rhinopoma
- Soosan Viper Telescopus tessellatus
- Arabian Cat Snake Telescopus dhara
- Sinai catsnake Telescopus hoogstraali
- Egyptian Catsnake Telescopus obtusus
- North African Catsnake Telescopus tripolitanus
- Variable Cat Snake Telescopus variegatus
- Cat Snake Telescopus fallax
- Black-headed Snake (nigriceps) Telescopus nigriceps
- Beautiful Cat Snake Telescopus pulcher
- Karoo Tiger Snake Telescopus beetzi
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.