Boiga nigriceps (black-headed cat snake) is a species of colubrid snake from South-East Asia. They are large snakes; adults may attain a total length of 1.75 m (5+1⁄2 ft).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black-headed Cat Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Boiga guangxiensis
- Boiga cyanea
- Imantodes inornatus
- Boiga drapiezii
- Boiga irregularis — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Boiga
- Species
- Boiga nigriceps
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