Usambara Vine Snake
Thelotornis usambaricus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Thelotornis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 38 places on iNaturalist
About
Usambara Vine Snake (Thelotornis usambaricus) is a venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, coastal forest and 7 more. Recorded in 38 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
- Twig Snake Thelotornis capensis
- 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.