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Chihuahuan Nightsnake (Hypsiglena jani)

Chihuahuan Nightsnake

Hypsiglena jani

Class
Reptile
Rarity
Common
Observations
1,240
Most observed in
🇺🇸 United States
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

Hypsiglena jani, commonly known as the Texas night snake or the Chihuahuan night snake, is a small species of mildly venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northeastern Mexico.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Hypsiglena jani”.

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