Top 5 non-venomous snakes in the world

 There are around 200 species of snakes that are non-venomous which are widely found in the world. A non-venomous can be identified if they have a long, slender, and vertical head which they flattering to help them appear more dangerous to any powerful predators. They have round pupils' eyes and on the ventral side some small scales on the bodies. They have no fangs but still, they are dangerous because some giant snake is there that has the potential to kill a creature through their constriction.

Here is the list of the top 5 non-venomous snakes in the world which are described below and which may helpful for you.

#1 BALL PHYTON

The Phyton is the smallest and non-venomous snakes. They belong to the Pythonidae family. They are least concerned about the IUCN Red List.

Its scientific name is Python regius.

They are mainly native to Central and West Africa, Sub Saharan Africa from Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria through Cameron, Chad, and the Central African Republic.

Their habitat in the Savanna, grassland, scrubland.

The maximum length of an adult can be reached up to 182 cm (6.0 ft). The female is bigger than the male ball python. The weight of the female is 1.635 kg(3.60lb) and the male is 1.561 kg(3.44 lb). The tail of the female is 44.3 mm(1.74 in) and the male is 8.6 cm(3.4in).

The head is small and the color of black or dark brown with light brown blotches on the dorsal and ventral sides. They curl into a ball when they are astonished.

The Ball python is a simple non-venomous snake so they ideally keep as a pet most popular in the world.

The male is better semi-arboreal in their environment and the female is terrestrial in behavior.

Diet mostly consists of small mammals such as birds, rodents, shrews, and an adult can wait for 2-14 days for a meal after eating something because they have low metabolism.

Their average lifespan is 15 years.

#2 EMERALD TREE BOA

The Emerald tree boa belongs to the non-venomous boa species of the family Boidae. They are not listed in IUCN Red List.

Its scientific name is Corallus caninus.

They are primarily found in the lowland tropical rainforest in the Amazon River Basin and Guiana region of South America.

They live in the sheltering greenery of trees and shrubs of lowland tropical rainforest and also spend most of their moment in the water.

The adult length is about 6 feet(1.8m). The weight is around 2-4 pounds, the female has more weight than the male. The has the world's largest teeth in comparison with other non-venomous snakes. They called lightning bolt because the color of the body is emerald green with a few white irregular zig-zag strain. They're heterothermic, they can regulate their body temperature and simulate their surrounding environment.

They like to live in solitary, rest in the horizontal branches of the trees. The nocturnal behavior and are aggressive manners.

They diet on small mammals, lizards, birds, and frogs, sometimes they eat large animals their next meal maybe after a week or several months apart.

Their average lifespan is 15 years.

#3 COMMON GARTER SNAKE

The Common Garter snake is a harmless non-venomous snake. They belong to the Colubridae family. They are listed in the least concern IUCN Red List.

Its scientific name is Thamnophis.

They are especially found in North and Central America and also extending a range of Canada to Costa Rica.

They live in the habitat of moist, wetland, grassy near water, and urban areas.

The length of the Common Garter snake is 46-137 cm and the weight is 150 g. The body has three series of a straight line of a bright color like white, blue, green, or yellow and some red spots also, they have no pattern. The head is dark in color and their tongue forked is of bicolor of red and black. 

They have a special way to detect their prey by using their pop tongue and take on the roof of its mouth, they have an organ called Jacobson's organ which detects the scent of their surroundings.

They possess a modest neurotoxin venom if they bite a human cause minor itching or swelling.

They feed on small mammals, earthworms, leeches, fish, salamander, and slugs.

Their average lifespan in the wild is 2 years and in captivity 10 years.

#4 VINE SNAKE

The Vine snake is an amazing non-venomous snake they are also known as Sri Lankan green vine and long-nosed whip snake. They belong to the Colubridae family. They are listed as endangered species in IUCN Red List.

Its scientific name is Ahactulla nasuta.

Their species largely found Sri Lanka expanded to Peninsular India, including the Western Ghat.

They live in a lowland forest, with small bushes, shrubs, and trees, and are sometimes often found near the human concession.

Their body length is 1.5-2 m(59-79in)and their thickness is about 2 cm(0.79in). They are a slender green color snake using binocular vision to bunt, they are the only species with horizontal pupils. They show black or white scales marking on the bodies.

They are more diurnal behavior and arboreal, spend their life on the trees.

Their venom is fairly potent than some local symptoms can see like swelling, numbness, pain within three days but if it bites some sensitive areas like the eyes then it can harmful to us.

They feed normally on small mammals such as lizards and frogs.

 The lifespan in captivity is 9-15 years.

#5 INDIAN RAT SNAKE

The Indian rat snake is non-venomous, also commonly known as the oriental rat snake, darash, or dhaman belongs to the Colubridae family. They are not evaluated in the least of the IUCN Red List.

Its scientific name is Ptyas mucosa.

They are found in areas of South and Southeast Asia.

They live in various habitats including open fields, farmlands, arid land, freshwater, or brackish water, and sometimes rodent holes.

The length of the Indian rat snake is large and slender of 1.5 - 2 m and its weight is 877- 940 g. The color of their body varies from pale brown in a dry region to almost black in the moist forest area.

They are diurnal behavior, live in semi-arboreal terrestrial, and are quite aggressive.

They are not harmful to humans and they will strike only for defense itself but they never attack.

Their diet is small mammals, rodents, and birds.

Their average lifespan is 11years.