Dipsas articulata, commonly known as the American snail-eater, is a non-venomous species of snake found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of American 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 gracilis
- Dipsas pavonina
- Dipsas catesbyi
- Sibon anthracops
- Lycodon fasciatus
- Rhinobothryum lentiginosum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dipsas
- Species
- Dipsas articulata
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