Photo of a Variable Marsh Snake (pembana) (Natriciteres pembana)
Photo: Simon, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Variable Marsh Snake (pembana)

Natriciteres pembana

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Natriciteres
Continents
Africa
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Variable Marsh Snake (pembana) (Natriciteres pembana) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Tanzania. It lives in habitats such as coastal forest, wetlands, marshes, freshwater marshes and 11 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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.

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