Hoffmann's Earth Snake
Geophis hoffmanni
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Geophis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Hoffmann's Earth Snake (Geophis hoffmanni) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 16 more. Common: recorded in 90 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
- Costa Rican Rainforest
- Panamanian Rainforest
Related snakes
- Sierra Juarez Earth Snake Geophis duellmani
- Ruthven's Earth Snake Geophis ruthveni
- Dunn's Earth Snake Geophis dunni
- Talamancan Earth Snake Geophis talamancae
- Sierra Coalcoman Earth Snake Geophis incomptus
- Betanien Earth Snake Geophis betaniensis
- Widecollar Earth Snake Geophis laticollaris
- Sallae's Earth Snake Geophis sallaei
- Benito Juarez's Earth Snake Geophis juarezi
- Keeled Earth Snake Geophis carinosus
- Michoacán Earth Snake Geophis maculiferus
- Coffee Earth Snake Geophis nasalis
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.