Photo of a Falcon indigo snake (Drymarchon caudomaculatus)
Photo: Jorge L. Peña, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Falcon indigo snake

Drymarchon caudomaculatus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Drymarchon
Continents
South America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist
Diet
Eats other snakes

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About

Falcon indigo snake (Drymarchon caudomaculatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Venezuela. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as forest edges, roadsides. Recorded in 4 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.

Related snakes

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