Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Hypsiglena jani
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hypsiglena
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Chihuahuan Nightsnake (Hypsiglena jani) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, temperate coniferous forest and 36 more. Common: recorded in 588 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Prairie
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Rocky Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
Related snakes
- Baja California Night Snake Hypsiglena slevini
- Rio Verde Nightsnake Hypsiglena tanzeri
- Coast Nightsnake Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
- Rio Grande de Santiago Nightsnake Hypsiglena affinis
- Desert Nightsnake Hypsiglena chlorophaea
- Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata
- Islas Revillagigedo Nightsnake Hypsiglena unaocularus
- Isla Santa Catalina Nightsnake Hypsiglena catalinae
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.