Boulenger’s Garter Snake
- Elapsoidea boulengeri
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
- Threat: harmless
- Venom/Toxin: none
- Trend: stable
General Information
Elapsoidea boulengeri, Boulenger’s garter snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae.
It was previously treated as a subspecies of Elapsoidea semiannulata (Broadley 1971, 1990), but later revived as a full species (Broadley 1998).
Fun Facts
Garter snakes are effectively non-venomous for humans but have a very mild venom-like saliva for hunting small prey. They pose no danger to people.
Conservation
This species is considered Least Concern as it has a wide distribution, occurs in several protected areas and is subject to no known threats.
Distribtion & Habitat
This fossorial snake is found in moist savannah (Spawls et al. 2018) and is widespread in southern Africa, where it ranges from southeastern Tanzania, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, northern South Africa, and Eswatini (Spawls et al. 2018). It is likely to occur in Burundi (Spawls et al. 2018).
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- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Order: Squamata
- Suborder: Serpentes
- Family: Elapidae
- Genus: Elapsoidea
