Photo of a Big Bend Blackhead Snake (Tantilla cucullata)
Photo: Gerry Salmon, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Big Bend Blackhead Snake

Tantilla cucullata

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Tantilla
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 47 places on iNaturalist

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About

Big Bend Blackhead Snake (Tantilla cucullata) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest, scrubland and 11 more. Recorded in 47 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.

Related snakes

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