Cope's Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes piceivittis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Coniophanes
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
About
Cope's Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes piceivittis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 15 more. Common: recorded in 96 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
- Costa Rican Rainforest
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
- San Andres Snake Coniophanes andresensis
- Lonely Spotbelly-Snake Coniophanes longinquus
- Five-striped Snake Coniophanes quinquevittatus
- Two-spotted Snake Coniophanes bipunctatus
- Yellowbelly Snake Coniophanes fissidens
- Peninsula Stripeless Snake Coniophanes meridanus
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.