Mexican burrowing python
Loxocemus bicolor
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Loxocemidae
- Genus
- Loxocemus
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
About
Mexican burrowing python (Loxocemus bicolor) is a non-venomous snake of the family Loxocemidae, found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 13 more. Common: recorded in 92 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
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
Related snakes
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.