---
title: "Karoo Sand Snake"
description: "Psammophis notostictus — Reptielen. Psammophis notostictus, the Karoo sand snake or the Karoo whip snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake belonging to the genus Psammophis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/karoo-sand-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Karoo Sand Snake

> Psammophis notostictus — Reptielen. Psammophis notostictus, the Karoo sand snake or the Karoo whip snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake belonging to the genus Psammophis.

- Scientific name: *Psammophis notostictus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 757
- Wikidata: [Q3409432](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3409432)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28976](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28976)

## Names

- en: Karoo Sand Snake
- pt: Cobra-da-areia-do-Karoo

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (653), NA (78)

## Summary

Psammophis notostictus, the Karoo sand snake or the Karoo whip 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_notostictus

## Photo

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

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72510176

## Machine access

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