Twig Snake
Thelotornis capensis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Thelotornis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 11
- How common
- Common
About
Twig Snake (Thelotornis capensis) is a venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi and 6 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 26 more. Common: recorded in 92 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 Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Heathland
- Fynbos
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
Related snakes
- Usambara Vine Snake Thelotornis usambaricus
- Eastern Vine Snake Thelotornis mossambicanus
- Kirtland's Twig Snake Thelotornis kirtlandii
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
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.