Northern Snail-eater
Dipsas pavonina
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dipsas
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 8
- How common
- Recorded in 36 places on iNaturalist
About
Northern Snail-eater (Dipsas pavonina) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana and 3 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 20 more. Recorded in 36 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 Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Open Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Guiana Shield Rainforest
- Andean Cloud Forest
- Cerrado Savanna
- Pantanal Wetlands
Related snakes
- James Peters's Snail-eater Dipsas jamespetersi
- Bolivian Tree Snake Dipsas turgida
- Neuwied's Tree Snake Dipsas neuwiedi
- Dunn's Tree Snake Dipsas vagrans
- La Villa's Snail-eater Dipsas lavillai
- Jan's Tree Snake Dipsas vagus
- O'Neill's Tree Snake Dipsas oneilli
- Dipsas oligozonata
- Williams' Tree Snake Dipsas williamsi
- Boulenger's Tree Snake Dipsas ventrimaculata
- Serra do Cariri Snail Eater Dipsas bothropoides
- Brazilian Snail Eater Dipsas mikanii
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.