Western Sand Snake
Psammophis trigrammus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Psammophis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 21 places on iNaturalist
About
Western Sand Snake (Psammophis trigrammus) is a venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Angola, Ghana, Namibia, South Africa. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 24 more. Recorded in 21 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Dry Savanna
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Sand Dunes
- Sandy Soil
- Waterholes
- Roadsides
Related snakes
- Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
- Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
- African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
- Psammophis odysseus
- Short-snouted Grass Snake Psammophis brevirostris
- Namib Sand Snake Psammophis namibensis
- Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake Psammophis orientalis
- Link-marked Sand Snake Psammophis biseriatus
- Elegant Sand Racer Psammophis elegans
- Leith's Sand Snake Psammophis leithii
- Whip Snake Psammophis notostictus
- Olive Whip Snake Psammophis mossambicus
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.