Deppe's Centipede Snake
Tantilla deppei
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Tantilla
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 7 places on iNaturalist
About
Deppe's Centipede Snake (Tantilla deppei) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 18 more. Recorded in 7 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
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Tantilla gottei
- Chucantí Centipede Snake Tantilla berguidoi
- Tantilla excelsa
- Lydia’s Little Snake Tantilla lydia
- Ceboruco Centipede Snake Tantilla ceboruca
- Black Centipede Snake Tantilla nigra
- Banded Centipede Snake Tantilla supracincta
- Smith's Black-headed Snake Tantilla hobartsmithi
- Three-lined Centipede Snake (triseriata) Tantilla triseriata
- Michoacán Centipede Snake Tantilla cascadae
- Yaqui Black-headed Snake Tantilla yaquia
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.