
Imantodes cenchoa, also known commonly as the blunthead tree snake, the neotropical blunt-headed tree snake, and the fiddle-string snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Blunt-headed Tree 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
- Imantodes lentiferus
- Boiga drapiezii
- Imantodes gemmistratus
- Imantodes tenuissimus
- Dipsas indica
- Aplopeltura boa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Imantodes
- Species
- Imantodes cenchoa
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