Cope's Coffee Snake
Ninia psephota
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ninia
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 20 places on iNaturalist
About
Cope's Coffee Snake (Ninia psephota) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Costa Rica, Panama. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 12 more. Recorded in 20 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
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
- Costa Rican Rainforest
Related snakes
- Costa Rica Coffee Snake Ninia celata
- Espinal's Coffee Snake Ninia espinali
- Hallowell's Coffee Snake Ninia atrata
- Northern Banded Coffee Snake Ninia pavimentata
- Ringneck Coffee Snake Ninia diademata
- Redback Coffee Snake Ninia sebae
- Spotted Coffee Snake Ninia maculata
- Hudson's Coffee Snake Ninia hudsoni
- Ninia teresitae
- Simla Coffeesnake Ninia franciscoi
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.