Tantilla rubra, also known commonly as the red black-headed snake, the Big Bend black-headed snake, and la rojilla in Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Mexico and western Guatemala.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red Black-headed 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
- Apostolepis assimilis
- Ninia sebae
- Apostolepis cearensis
- Calliophis maculiceps — venomous
- Pseudoboa neuwiedii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Tantilla
- Species
- Tantilla rubra
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