Desert Nightsnake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hypsiglena
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Common
About
Desert Nightsnake (Hypsiglena chlorophaea) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Canada, Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate rainforest, temperate coniferous forest, subtropical forest, subtropical dry forest and 40 more. Common: recorded in 517 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.
- Temperate Rainforest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Prairie
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Chaparral
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Cold Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Rocky Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Coastal Desert
Related snakes
- Baja California Night Snake Hypsiglena slevini
- Rio Verde Nightsnake Hypsiglena tanzeri
- Coast Nightsnake Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
- Rio Grande de Santiago Nightsnake Hypsiglena affinis
- Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata
- Islas Revillagigedo Nightsnake Hypsiglena unaocularus
- Isla Santa Catalina Nightsnake Hypsiglena catalinae
- Chihuahuan Nightsnake Hypsiglena jani
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.