Photo of a Ringed Centipede Snake (Tantilla semicincta)
Photo: Yair, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Ringed Centipede Snake

Tantilla semicincta

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Tantilla
Continents
South America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 22 places on iNaturalist

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About

Ringed Centipede Snake (Tantilla semicincta) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Venezuela. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, mountain forest and 7 more. Recorded in 22 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.

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