Brown Vinesnake
Oxybelis aeneus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oxybelis
- Continents
- North America, South America
- Countries
- 19
- How common
- Common
About
Brown Vinesnake (Oxybelis aeneus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and 14 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 70 more. Common: recorded in 224 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
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
Related snakes
- Rutherford's Brown Vine Snake Oxybelis rutherfordi
- Inkaterra Vine Snake Oxybelis inkaterra
- Guatemalan Vine Snake Oxybelis koehleri
- Striped Vine Snake Oxybelis vittatus
- Oxybelis transandinus
- Roatan Vinesnake Oxybelis wilsoni
- Green Vine Snake (fulgidus) Oxybelis fulgidus
- Cope's Vine Snake Oxybelis brevirostris
- Thornscrub Vine Snake Oxybelis microphthalmus
- Gulf Coast Vine Snake Oxybelis potosiensis
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.