Snakes of Botswana

Botswana's snakes

Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
Eastern Purple-glossed Snake 1
Amblyodipsas microphthalma
Egg-eating Snake 2
Dasypeltis scabra
Eggeater 3
Dasypeltis scabra scabra
Barotse Water Snake
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis
Twig Snake 4
Thelotornis capensis
Oates' Vine Snake 4
Thelotornis capensis oatesi
Common Tiger Snake 1
Telescopus semiannulatus
Mole Snake 5
Pseudaspis cana
Grey-bellied Skaapsteker
Psammophylax variabilis
Striped Skaapsteker
Psammophylax tritaeniatus
Stripe-bellied Sand Snake 6
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Karoo Sand Snake 7
Psammophis notostictus
Fork-marked Sand Snake
Psammophis trinasalis
Dwarf Sand Snake 8
Psammophis angolensis
Angolan Shovel-snout
Prosymna ambigua
Angola Shovel-snout 9
Prosymna angolensis
Spotted Bush Snake 10
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Green Water Snake 11
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Western Green Snake 12
Philothamnus angolensis
Olive Marsh Snake
Natriciteres olivacea
Cape Wolf Snake 13
Lycophidion capense
Bangweulu Water Snake 14
Limnophis bangweolicus
Brown House Snake 15
Boaedon fuliginosus
Mopane Snake 16
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia
Lined Olympic Snake 17
Psammophis lineatus
Boomslang 18
Dispholidus typus
Common Boomslang 18
Dispholidus typus typus
Black Mamba 19
Dendroaspis polylepis
Eastern Shield-nose Snake 4
Aspidelaps scutatus
Anchieta's Cobra 20
Naja anchietae
Cape Cobra 7
Naja nivea
Mozambique Spitting Cobra 21
Naja mossambica
Highveld Garter Snake 22
Elapsoidea sundevallii
Angolan Garter Snake 23
Elapsoidea semiannulata
Rhombic Night Adder 3
Causus rhombeatus
Puff Adder 13
Bitis arietans
African Rock Python 24
Python sebae
Olive Whip Snake 25
Psammophis mossambicus
Common Purple-glossed Snake 21
Amblyodipsas polylepis
Horned Adder 26
Bitis caudalis
Boulenger's Garter Snake 27
Elapsoidea boulengeri
Kenyan Bark Snake 28
Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii
Long-tailed Thread Snake 3
Myriopholis longicauda
Snouted Cobra 29
Naja annulifera
Southern African Python 4
Python natalensis
Shield-nose Snake 4
Aspidelaps scutatus scutatus
Common Puff Adder 21
Bitis arietans arietans
Southern Stiletto Snake 21
Atractaspis bibronii
Slender Quill-snouted Snake 30
Xenocalamus bicolor
Zambezi Blind Snake 31
Afrotyphlops mucruso
Schlegel’s Beaked blind snake 31
Afrotyphlops schlegelii
Cape House Snake 32
Boaedon capensis
Black File Snake 22
Gracililima nyassae
Cape File Snake 21
Limaformosa capensis

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