Coast Night Snake

Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus, also known commonly as the coast night snake and the spotted night snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to California in the United States and to the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. There are eight recognized subspecies.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Coast Night 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

• Hypsiglena chlorophaea
• Hypsiglena jani
• Alopecion guttatum
• Hypsiglena torquata
• Arizona occidentalis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Hypsiglena

Species

Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus

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