Black Banded Snake
Coniophanes melanocephalus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Coniophanes
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist
About
Black Banded Snake (Coniophanes melanocephalus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, tropical dry forest and 11 more. Recorded in 4 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
- Black-striped Snake (taeniata) Coniophanes taeniata
- Joan's Snake Coniophanes joanae
- Chiapan Stripeless Snake Coniophanes alvarezi
- Peters' Running Snake Coniophanes dromiciformis
- Stripeless Snake Coniophanes lateritius
- Cope's Black-striped Snake Coniophanes piceivittis
- San Andres Snake Coniophanes andresensis
- Lonely Spotbelly-Snake Coniophanes longinquus
- Five-striped Snake Coniophanes quinquevittatus
- Two-spotted Snake Coniophanes bipunctatus
- Yellowbelly Snake Coniophanes fissidens
- Peninsula Stripeless Snake Coniophanes meridanus
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.