Mole snake

Mole snake
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pseudaspididae
Genus:	Pseudaspis; Fitzinger, 1843
Species:	P. cana
Binomial name
	Pseudaspis cana; (Linnaeus, 1758)
	Distribution of the mole snake
Synonyms
	Coluber cana ; Linnaeus, 1758; Duberria cana ; — Fitzinger, 1826; Coronella cana ; — A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & ; A.H.A. Duméril, 1854; Pseudaspis cana ; — Cope, 1864;

The mole snake (Pseudaspis cana) is a species of snake. It has been placed in the family Lamprophiidae, and more recently in the family Pseudaspididae, along with the genus Pythonodipsas. It is native to much of southern Africa, and is the only member of the genus Pseudaspis. A study showed that P. cana is caught and consumed by the honey badger, among other species. Remains of the mole snake were found in the faeces, and suggest the consumed individuals were larger specimens.

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