Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,111
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Oxyrhopus petolarius, commonly known as the forest flame snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central and South America. There are three recognized subspecies.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Oxyrhopus petolarius”.