Ninia atrata, known commonly as Hallowell's coffee snake, Hallowell's earth snake, the red-nape snake, and the South American coffee snake, is a species of small terrestrial snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Central America and northern South America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hallowell's Coffee 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
- Ninia diademata
- Calamaria septentrionalis
- Elapoidis fusca
- Cacophis churchilli — venomous
- Pseudorabdion longiceps
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ninia
- Species
- Ninia atrata
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