Photo of a Mexican Black-headed Snake (Tantilla atriceps)
Photo: Karla M. Benítez, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Mexican Black-headed Snake

Tantilla atriceps

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Tantilla
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 16 places on iNaturalist

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About

Mexican Black-headed Snake (Tantilla atriceps) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest, scrub forest and 18 more. Recorded in 16 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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