Black Forest Racer
Drymobius melanotropis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Drymobius
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 16 places on iNaturalist
About
Black Forest Racer (Drymobius melanotropis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 16 more. Recorded in 16 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
- Evergreen 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
- Costa Rican Rainforest
Related snakes
- Esmarald Racer Drymobius rhombifer
- Green Highland Racer Drymobius chloroticus
- Speckled Racer Drymobius margaritiferus
- 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
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.