Photo of a Texas Lyre Snake (Trimorphodon vilkinsonii)
Photo: Saunders Drukker, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Texas Lyre Snake

Trimorphodon vilkinsonii

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Trimorphodon
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 44 places on iNaturalist

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About

Texas Lyre Snake (Trimorphodon vilkinsonii) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate coniferous forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest and 23 more. Recorded in 44 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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