Western Hooknose Snake
Gyalopion canum
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Gyalopion
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Western Hooknose Snake (Gyalopion canum) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, temperate coniferous forest, subtropical forest, subtropical dry forest and 23 more. Common: recorded in 132 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 Dry Forest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Coastal Scrub
- Sonoran Desert
- Mojave Desert
- Chihuahuan Desert
Related snakes
- Desert Hooknose Snake Gyalopion quadrangulare
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
- Cunene Racer Mopanveldophis zebrinus
- Taylor's Racer Platyceps taylori
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.