Rio Grande de Santiago Nightsnake
Hypsiglena affinis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hypsiglena
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 11 places on iNaturalist
About
Rio Grande de Santiago Nightsnake (Hypsiglena affinis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, subtropical dry forest, pine forest, montane woodland and 19 more. Recorded in 11 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.
Related snakes
- Baja California Night Snake Hypsiglena slevini
- Rio Verde Nightsnake Hypsiglena tanzeri
- Coast Nightsnake Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
- Desert Nightsnake Hypsiglena chlorophaea
- Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata
- 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.