Night Snake
Hypsiglena torquata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hypsiglena
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Night Snake (Hypsiglena torquata) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, tropical dry forest and 17 more. Common: recorded in 94 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Canyons
- Gorges
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Rock Crevices
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Baja California Night Snake Hypsiglena slevini
- Rio Verde Nightsnake Hypsiglena tanzeri
- Coast Nightsnake Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
- Rio Grande de Santiago Nightsnake Hypsiglena affinis
- Desert Nightsnake Hypsiglena chlorophaea
- Islas Revillagigedo Nightsnake Hypsiglena unaocularus
- Isla Santa Catalina Nightsnake Hypsiglena catalinae
- Chihuahuan Nightsnake Hypsiglena jani
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.