Burrowing Night Snake
Philodryas agassizii
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Philodryas
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 41 places on iNaturalist
About
Burrowing Night Snake (Philodryas agassizii) is a venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 27 more. Recorded in 41 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 Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Waterholes
Related snakes
- Bolivian Racer Philodryas boliviana
- Guaiquinima Bush Racer Philodryas cordata
- Paraguay Green Racer Philodryas nattereri
- Arnaldo's Green Racer Philodryas arnaldoi
- Cerrado Racer Philodryas livida
- Patagonia Green Racer Philodryas patagoniensis
- Baron's Green Racer Philodryas baroni
- Chilean Green Racer Philodryas chamissonis
- Miranda Green Racer (mattogrossensis) Philodryas mattogrossensis
- Günther's Green Racer Philodryas psammophidea
- Jan's Green Racer Philodryas varia
- Erland's Miranda Green Racer Philodryas erlandi
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.