Summary details for Prosymna bivittata
If you are unsure of the identification of a snake you have observed, you can ask an expert for snake identification by uploading a photo to the Snakes of Namibia facebook page.
You can also get help from their amazing album of infographics of the common snake species in Namibia.
The facebook page also has contact details for snake catchers - people who are experienced in catching and removing snakes - throughout the country.
In the case of a snake bite, email "snakebite" to snakebitedoc@gmail.com. Namibia's snakebite expert - Dr Buys - will respond immediately.
Two-striped Shovel-snout
Prosymna bivittata
Two-striped Shovel-snout is a small slender snake which is redish-brown above with a orange-yellow vertebral stripe. The snout is depressed forming a shovel on the tip of the snout.
It is harmless and feeds exclusively on reptile eggs.
» See all records of Two-striped Shovel-snout Prosymna bivittata