Western False Smooth Snake
Macroprotodon brevis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Macroprotodon
- Continents
- Africa, Europe
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Common
About
Western False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon brevis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Algeria, Gibraltar, Morocco. It lives in habitats such as woodland, open woodland, montane woodland, mountain forest and 9 more. Common: recorded in 357 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
- False Smooth Snake (mauritanicus) Macroprotodon mauritanicus
- Abubaker's Hooded Snake Macroprotodon abubakeri
- False Smooth Snake (cucullatus) Macroprotodon cucullatus
- 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.