Jamaican Black Groundsnake
Hypsirhynchus funereus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hypsirhynchus
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Jamaican Black Groundsnake (Hypsirhynchus funereus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Jamaica. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, evergreen forest, caribbean moist forest. Rare: recorded in only 2 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
- Hispaniola Cat-eyed Snake Hypsirhynchus ferox
- Black Racer Hypsirhynchus ater
- Jamaican Red Groundsnake Hypsirhynchus callilaemus
- La Vega Racer Hypsirhynchus melanichnus
- Cope's Antilles Snake Hypsirhynchus parvifrons
- Jamaican Long-tailed Groundsnake Hypsirhynchus polylepis
- Tiburon Hognosed Racer Hypsirhynchus scalaris
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.