Rio Verde Nightsnake
Hypsiglena tanzeri
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hypsiglena
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 12 places on iNaturalist
About
Rio Verde Nightsnake (Hypsiglena tanzeri) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, pine forest and 20 more. Recorded in 12 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
- Pine Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Rocky Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Canyons
- Gorges
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Rock Crevices
- Chihuahuan Desert
- Central American Cloud Forest
Related snakes
- Baja California Night Snake Hypsiglena slevini
- Coast Nightsnake Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
- Rio Grande de Santiago Nightsnake Hypsiglena affinis
- 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.