False Fer-de-lance
Xenodon rabdocephalus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Xenodon
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 8
- How common
- Common
About
False Fer-de-lance (Xenodon rabdocephalus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and 3 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 15 more. Common: recorded in 201 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
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Chocó Rainforest
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
- Yucatán Tropical Forest
- Costa Rican Rainforest
- Panamanian Rainforest
Related snakes
- Wagler's Snake Xenodon merremii
- Günther's False Fer-de-lance Xenodon guentheri
- Guianan Green Snake Xenodon werneri
- Amazon False Fer-de-lance Xenodon severus
- Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance Xenodon neuwiedii
- Mato Grosso Hognose Snake Xenodon matogrossensis
- Banded Hognose Snake Xenodon pulcher
- Jan's Hognose Snake Xenodon histricus
- Natterer's Hognose Snake Xenodon nattereri
- Ringed Hognose Snake Xenodon semicinctus
- South American Hognose Snake Xenodon dorbignyi
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.