Speckle-headed Whipsnake (Ahaetulla fasciolata)

Speckle-headed Whipsnake, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The speckle-headed whipsnake (Ahaetulla fasciolata) is a species of colubrid vine snake found in Southeast Asia.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Speckle-headed Whipsnake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Dryophiops rubescens
Oxybelis rutherfordi
Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
Thelotornis usambaricus — venomous
Oxybelis vittatus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ahaetulla
Species: Ahaetulla fasciolata

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