Leptodeira nigrofasciata, the black-banded cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black-banded Cat-eyed 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
- Lycodon davisonii
- Lycodon fasciatus
- Lycodon striatus
- Lycodon laoensis
- Lycodon neomaculatus
- Pseudoleptodeira latifasciata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Leptodeira
- Species
- Leptodeira nigrofasciata
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