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title: "Western Natal Green Snake"
description: "Philothamnus occidentalis — Rettili. Philothamnus occidentalis, the western Natal green snake or South African green snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/western-natal-green-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Natal Green Snake

> Philothamnus occidentalis — Rettili. Philothamnus occidentalis, the western Natal green snake or South African green snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Philothamnus occidentalis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 699
- Wikidata: [Q132144970](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132144970)
- iNaturalist taxon: [797739](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/797739)

## Names

- en: Western Natal Green Snake

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (656)

## Summary

Philothamnus occidentalis, the western Natal green snake or South African green snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in South Africa.

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

## Photo

![Western Natal Green Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-natal-green-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337309424

## Machine access

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