Dipsas gracilis, the graceful snail-eater, is a non-venomous snake found in the northern part of South America (NW Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Graceful 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
- Dipsas articulata
- Dipsas pavonina
- Dipsas catesbyi
- Sibon anthracops
- Rhinobothryum lentiginosum
- Imantodes tenuissimus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dipsas
- Species
- Dipsas gracilis
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