Olive grass snake
Introduction: The Olive Grass snake is similar to the Short-Snouted Grass snake. They forage in marshy areas and will bite readily. The venom will cause nausea and pain. Anti-venom is ineffective in the treatment of a bite from this snake. They prefer a habitat of moist savannah and low-lying grassland.
Distribution: North of Windhoek extending west to the Zambezi Region (formerly the Caprivi Strip) and Chobe National Park.
Diet: Other snakes including young black mambas.
Colouring: An olive-brown back with stripes. The belly is white.
Breeding: Females lay between 10 and 30 eggs in dead leaves in midsummer.
Size: Max SVL male 1.4m, female 1.3m.
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