Mexican Patchnose Snake
Salvadora mexicana
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Salvadora
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Mexican Patchnose Snake (Salvadora mexicana) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 28 more. Common: recorded in 104 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
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Rocky Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Canyons
- Gorges
Related snakes
- Salvadora gymnorhachis
- Pacific Patchnose Snake Salvadora lemniscata
- Big Bend Patchnose Snake Salvadora deserticola
- Oaxacan Patchnose Snake Salvadora intermedia
- Mountain Patchnose Snake Salvadora grahamiae
- Baird's Patchnose Snake Salvadora bairdi
- Western Patchnose Snake Salvadora hexalepis
- Salvadora paleolineata
- Texas Patchnose Snake Salvadora lineata
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.