Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Siphlophis
- Continents
- South America, North America
- Countries
- 12
- How common
- Common
About
Tropical Flat Snake (Siphlophis compressus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and 7 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 36 more. Common: recorded in 232 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Coastal Scrub
Related snakes
- Guanabara Spotted Night Snake Siphlophis pulcher
- Brazilian Spotted Night Snake Siphlophis longicaudatus
- Panama Spotted Night Snake Siphlophis cervinus
- Worontzow's Spotted Night Snake Siphlophis worontzowi
- Common Spotted Night Snake Siphlophis leucocephalus
- Devil's Head Spotted Night Snake Siphlophis ayauma
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.