Chiapas burrowing snake

Adelphicos nigrilatum, the burrowing snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in Mexico.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Chiapas burrowing 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

• Adelphicos quadrivirgatum
• Atractus lehmanni
• Atractus trilineatus
• Calamaria gervaisii
• Aspidura trachyprocta

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Adelphicos

Species

Adelphicos nigrilatum

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