Two-headed Sipo
Chironius bicarinatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Chironius
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Two-headed Sipo (Chironius bicarinatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Brazil. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 29 more. Common: recorded in 154 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 Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
Related snakes
- Uruguayan Sipo Chironius gouveai
- Sipo (carinatus) Chironius carinatus
- Brazilian Sipo Chironius laevicollis
- Saint Vincent Racer Chironius vincenti
- Sipo (flavopictus) Chironius flavopictus
- Brown Sipo Chironius fuscus
- Chironius laurenti
- Central Sipo (quadricarinatus) Chironius quadricarinatus
- Linnaeus' Sipo Chironius exoletus
- Ecuador Sipo Chironius grandisquamis
- Mountain Sipo Chironius monticola
- Wagler's Sipo Chironius scurrulus
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.