Elegant Snail-eater (Dipsas elegans)

Elegant Snail-eater, a reference photo — Photo: Arteaga A, Salazar-Valenzuela D, Mebert K, Peñafiel N, Aguiar G, Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Pyron RA, Colston TJ, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Venegas PJ, Guayasamin JM, Torres-Carvajal O (2018) Sys · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Dipsas elegans is a non-venomous snake found in Ecuador.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Elegant Snail-eater 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

Sibon nebulatus
Tropidodipsas fischeri
Dipsas neuwiedi
Dipsas sanctijoannis
Dipsas mikanii

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dipsas
Species: Dipsas elegans

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