Argentine Pampas Snake
Phimophis guerini
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Phimophis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 26 places on iNaturalist
About
Argentine Pampas Snake (Phimophis guerini) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical dry forest and 24 more. Recorded in 26 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Coastal Scrub
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Atlantic Rainforest
Related snakes
- Banded Pampas Snake Phimophis vittatus
- Troschel's Pampas Snake Phimophis guianensis
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
- Cunene Racer Mopanveldophis zebrinus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.