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title: "Cross-marked Sand Snake"
description: "Psammophis crucifer — Reptielen. Psammophis crucifer, the cross-marked grass snake or the cross-marked sand snake and Montane grass snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake belonging to the genus Psammophis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/cross-marked-sand-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cross-marked Sand Snake

> Psammophis crucifer — Reptielen. Psammophis crucifer, the cross-marked grass snake or the cross-marked sand snake and Montane grass snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake belonging to the genus Psammophis.

- Scientific name: *Psammophis crucifer*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 741
- Wikidata: [Q3409422](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3409422)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28985](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28985)

## Names

- en: Cross-marked Sand Snake
- de: Quergebänderte Sandrennnatter
- fr: Coluber crucifer

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (703), ZW (3)

## Summary

Psammophis crucifer, the cross-marked grass snake or the cross-marked sand snake and Montane grass snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake belonging to the genus Psammophis.

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

## Photo

![Cross-marked Sand Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cross-marked-sand-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254933644

## Machine access

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