Mastigodryas melanolomus, the salmon-bellied racer, is a species of snake found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Salmon-bellied Racer 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
- Mastigodryas boddaerti
- Mastigodryas alternatus
- Mastigodryas danieli
- Borikenophis portoricensis — considered venomous
- Cubophis vudii
- Philodryas nattereri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Mastigodryas
- Species
- Mastigodryas melanolomus
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