Central American Tree Snake
Imantodes gemmistratus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Imantodes
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 8
- How common
- Common
About
Central American Tree Snake (Imantodes gemmistratus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and 3 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 33 more. Common: recorded in 155 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 Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Desert Scrub
Related snakes
- Amazon Basin Tree Snake Imantodes lentiferus
- Yucatán Blunthead Snake Imantodes tenuissimus
- Western Tree Snake Imantodes inornatus
- Phantasma Tree Snake Imantodes phantasma
- Chocoan Blunt-headed Vine Snake Imantodes chocoensis
- Guane Tree Snake Imantodes guane
- Fiddle-string Snake Imantodes cenchoa
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.