Thornscrub Vine Snake
Oxybelis microphthalmus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oxybelis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Thornscrub Vine Snake (Oxybelis microphthalmus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate coniferous forest, pine forest, forest edges, scrubland and 7 more. Common: recorded in 258 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
- Rutherford's Brown Vine Snake Oxybelis rutherfordi
- Inkaterra Vine Snake Oxybelis inkaterra
- Guatemalan Vine Snake Oxybelis koehleri
- Striped Vine Snake Oxybelis vittatus
- Oxybelis transandinus
- Roatan Vinesnake Oxybelis wilsoni
- Green Vine Snake (fulgidus) Oxybelis fulgidus
- Cope's Vine Snake Oxybelis brevirostris
- Brown Vinesnake Oxybelis aeneus
- Gulf Coast Vine Snake Oxybelis potosiensis
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.