Psammophis subtaeniatus

Psammophis subtaeniatus, the western yellow-bellied sand snake, is a snake found in northern Southern Africa; more specifically 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.

Psammophis subtaeniatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Psammophiidae
Genus:	Psammophis
Species:	P. subtaeniatus
Binomial name
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters, 1882
Synonyms
Psammophis sibilans var. subtaeniata Peters, 1882 Psammophis bocagii Boulenger, 1895

It is also known as the striped sand snake and in Afrikaans as the westelike streeppenssandslang.

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.