Yellow-flanked Snake
Crotaphopeltis degeni
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Crotaphopeltis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 9
- How common
- Recorded in 5 places on iNaturalist
About
Yellow-flanked Snake (Crotaphopeltis degeni) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 21 more. Recorded in 5 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Evergreen Forest
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- African Montane Forest
- Sudanian Savanna
- Serengeti Grassland
Related snakes
- Tana Herald Snake Crotaphopeltis braestrupi
- Ghana Herald Snake Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis
- Tornier's Cat Snake Crotaphopeltis tornieri
- Barotse Water Snake Crotaphopeltis barotseensis
- Red-lipped Snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
- 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
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.