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title: "Twig Snake"
description: "Thelotornis capensis — Rettili. The savanna vine snake (Thelotornis capensis), also known commonly, as the southern vine snake, is a species of highly venomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/twig-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Twig Snake

> Thelotornis capensis — Rettili. The savanna vine snake (Thelotornis capensis), also known commonly, as the southern vine snake, is a species of highly venomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Thelotornis capensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 645
- Wikidata: [Q572669](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572669)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28334](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28334)

## Names

- en: Twig Snake
- de: Kap-Vogelnatter
- es: Serpiente de Parra de Sabana

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (513), ZM (23), MZ (14), SZ (11), ZW (11), NA (10), AO (9), MW (6), BW (4)

## Summary

The savanna vine snake (Thelotornis capensis), also known commonly, as the southern vine snake, is a species of highly venomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. There are two recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savanna_vine_snake

## Photo

![Twig Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/twig-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Prince Molokomme · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252248304

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/twig-snake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).