Copper Parrot Snake
Leptophis cupreus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Leptophis
- Continents
- South America, North America
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 11 places on iNaturalist
About
Copper Parrot Snake (Leptophis cupreus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 25 more. Recorded in 11 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Valleys
- Waterholes
- Roadsides
- Amazon Rainforest
Related snakes
- Parrot Snake Leptophis ahaetulla
- Oliver's Parrot Snake (coeruleodorsus) Leptophis coeruleodorsus
- Gray Lora Leptophis stimsoni
- Oliver's Parrot Snake (nebulosus) Leptophis nebulosus
- Pacific Coast Parrot Snake Leptophis diplotropis
- Cloud Forest Parrot Snake Leptophis modestus
- Cope's Parrot Snake Leptophis depressirostris
- Despax's Parrot Snake Leptophis riveti
- Mexican Parrot Snake Leptophis mexicanus
- Leptophis vertebralis
- Leptophis haileyi
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.