Banded Hognose Snake
Xenodon pulcher
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Xenodon
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 51 places on iNaturalist
About
Banded Hognose Snake (Xenodon pulcher) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical dry forest, woodland and 16 more. Recorded in 51 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 Moist Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Andean Yungas
- Cerrado Savanna
- Pantanal Wetlands
- Gran Chaco Woodland
- Pampas Grassland
Related snakes
- Wagler's Snake Xenodon merremii
- Günther's False Fer-de-lance Xenodon guentheri
- Guianan Green Snake Xenodon werneri
- False Fer-de-lance Xenodon rabdocephalus
- Amazon False Fer-de-lance Xenodon severus
- Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance Xenodon neuwiedii
- Mato Grosso Hognose Snake Xenodon matogrossensis
- Jan's Hognose Snake Xenodon histricus
- Natterer's Hognose Snake Xenodon nattereri
- Ringed Hognose Snake Xenodon semicinctus
- South American Hognose Snake Xenodon dorbignyi
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.