Phrynonax shropshirei, Shropshire's puffing snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Shropshire's Puffing 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
- Phrynonax poecilonotus
- Spilotes sulphureus — considered venomous
- Phrynonax sexcarinatus
- Chironius laevicollis
- Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus
- Spilotes pullatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Phrynonax
- Species
- Phrynonax shropshirei
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