Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
( striped sand snake or westelike streeppenssandslang (Afrikaans) )
- Psammophis subtaeniatus
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
- Threat: unconfirmed
- Venom/Toxin: none
- Trend: stable
General Information
Psammophis subtaeniatus, the western yellow-bellied sand snake, is a snake found in northern Southern Africa.
Reproduction
The snake is oviparous and lays 4 to 10 eggs in summer. The young are about 20 cm long when they hatch. The snake’s venom is not considered harmful and poses no danger to humans.
Distribtion & Habitat
It can be found in the north of KwaZulu-Natal and further north to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Gauteng, North West, Limpopo, and Eswatini. It is also found in eastern and northern Botswana, northern Namibia, Angola, and Zambia.
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- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Order: Squamata
- Suborder: Serpentes
- Family: Psammophiidae
- Genus: Psammophis
