Uromacer oxyrhynchus, the sharp-nosed Hispaniolan vine snake or pointed snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pointed 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
- Oxybelis fulgidus
- Ahaetulla oxyrhynca
- Ahaetulla fusca
- Hapsidophrys smaragdina
- Uromacer catesbyi
- Takydromus sauteri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Uromacer
- Species
- Uromacer oxyrhynchus
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