Photo of a Cope's Ground Snake (Atractus microrhynchus)
Photo: mywildbackyard, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Cope's Ground Snake

Atractus microrhynchus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Atractus
Continents
South America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist

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About

Cope's Ground Snake (Atractus microrhynchus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Ecuador, Peru. It lives in habitats such as underground burrows, loose soil, leaf litter, fallen logs. Recorded in 3 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.

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