[1][2] This species of house snake is widespread across South Africa, where it is present all provinces (except for most of the Northern Cape).

It also occurs in Lesotho,[1] Eswatini[2] and eastern Botswana,[1][2] although this might represent a translocation.

A bright yellow to orange vertebral stripe runs from the top of the head to the tip of the tail.

[3] This species occurs in grassland, fynbos, and moist savanna habitats[1][3] at elevations up to 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level.

[3][5] Grassland habitats that this species inhabits are heavily transformed by urban development and agriculture, but it is not considered threatened because it remains common in suitable habitat and is widespread.