Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira nigrofasciata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Leptodeira
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
About
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira nigrofasciata) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 17 more. Common: recorded in 127 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Mountain Slopes
- Valleys
- Roadsides
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Jubones Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira misinawui
- Ashmead's Banded Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira ashmeadii
- Mangrove Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira rubricata
- Baker's Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira bakeri
- Western Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira punctata
- Southwestern Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira maculata
- Banded Cat-eyed Snake (annulata) Leptodeira annulata
- Leptodeira polysticta
- Cat-eyed Snake (septentrionalis) Leptodeira septentrionalis
- Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira frenata
- Splendid Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira splendida
- Leptodeira rhombifera
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.