Tachymenis peruviana, also known commonly as the Peru slender snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Peru Slender 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
- Elaphe dione
- Macroprotodon mauritanicus
- Zamenis hohenackeri
- Coronella girondica
- Conopsis nasus
- Macroprotodon brevis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Tachymenis
- Species
- Tachymenis peruviana
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