Philippi's Snail-eating Snake
Tropidodipsas philippii
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Tropidodipsas
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 25 places on iNaturalist
About
Philippi's Snail-eating Snake (Tropidodipsas philippii) 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 13 more. Recorded in 25 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
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Tricolor Snailsucker Tropidodipsas tricolor
- Poppyfield Snailsucker Tropidodipsas papavericola
- Zweifel's Snail-eating Snake Tropidodipsas zweifeli
- Terrestrial Snail Sucker Tropidodipsas sartorii
- Banded Snail Sucker Tropidodipsas fasciata
- Fischer's Snail-eating Snake Tropidodipsas fischeri
- Western Snail-eating Snake Tropidodipsas annulifera
- Tropidodipsas repleta
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.