Black-striped Snake (imperialis)
Coniophanes imperialis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Coniophanes
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Common
About
Black-striped Snake (imperialis) (Coniophanes imperialis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 36 more. Common: recorded in 355 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 Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
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
- Black Banded Snake Coniophanes melanocephalus
- 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
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.