Belize Snakes



Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes imperialis)1447
Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes imperialis) 1447		 Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes imperialis) 1448
Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes imperialis) 1448		 Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes imperialis) 1463
Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes imperialis) 1463		 Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes imperialis) 1464
Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes imperialis) 1464
Blotched Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia publia) 1427
Blotched Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia publia) 1427		 Blotched Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia publia) 1428
Blotched Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia publia) 1428		 Blotched Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia publia) 1429
Blotched Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia publia) 1429		 Boa Constrictor 1473 Boa constrictors, locally called “wowlas”, are the longest (may reach over 15 feet) and most massive snakes in Belize. They are not poisonous or dangerous to humans. Their skin is smooth and dry. These masters of camouflage constrict their prey, gradually tightening their muscular coils around the animal until it cannot breathe. Boas play a beneficial role in the tropical ecosystem.
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) 1473
Boa Constrictor 1474 Boa constrictors, locally called “wowlas”, are the longest (may reach over 15 feet) and most massive snakes in Belize. They are not poisonous or dangerous to humans. Their skin is smooth and dry. These masters of camouflage constrict their prey, gradually tightening their muscular coils around the animal until it cannot breathe. Boas play a beneficial role in the tropical ecosystem.
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) 1474		 Boa Constrictor 1475 Boa constrictors, locally called “wowlas”, are the longest (may reach over 15 feet) and most massive snakes in Belize. They are not poisonous or dangerous to humans. Their skin is smooth and dry. These masters of camouflage constrict their prey, gradually tightening their muscular coils around the animal until it cannot breathe. Boas play a beneficial role in the tropical ecosystem.
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) 1475		 Boa Constrictor 1545 Boa constrictors, locally called “wowlas”, are the longest (may reach over 15 feet) and most massive snakes in Belize. They are not poisonous or dangerous to humans. Their skin is smooth and dry. These masters of camouflage constrict their prey, gradually tightening their muscular coils around the animal until it cannot breathe. Boas play a beneficial role in the tropical ecosystem.
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) 1545		 False Terciopelo (Xenodon rabdocephalus) 1476
False Terciopelo (Xenodon rabdocephalus) 1476
False Terciopelo (Xenodon rabdocephalus) 1477
False Terciopelo (Xenodon rabdocephalus) 1477		 False Terciopelo (Xenodon rabdocephalus) 1478
False Terciopelo (Xenodon rabdocephalus) 1478		 False Terciopelo (Xenodon rabdocephalus) 1479
False Terciopelo (Xenodon rabdocephalus) 1479		 Fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper) 1451
Fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper) 1451
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1487
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1487		 Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1488
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1488		 Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1489
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1489		 Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1490
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1490
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1491
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1491		 Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1492
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1492		 Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1493
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1493		 Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1494
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1494
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1495
Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) 1495		 Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) 1417
Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) 1417		 Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) 1418
Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) 1418		 Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) 1419
Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) 1419
Indigo Snake (juvenile) (Drymarchon corais) 1420
Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) 1420		 Indigo Snake (juvenile) (Drymarchon corais) 1421
Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) 1421		 Lizard-eater (juvenile)(Dryadophis melanolomus) 1466
Lizard-eater (Dryadophis melanolomus) 1466		 Lizard-eater (juvenile)(Dryadophis melanolomus) 1467
Lizard-eater (Dryadophis melanolomus) 1467
Lizard-eater (Dryadophis melanolomus) 1468
Lizard-eater (Dryadophis melanolomus) 1468		 Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1437
Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1437		 Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1438
Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1438		 Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1439
Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1439
Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1440
Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1440		 Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1441
Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) 1441		 Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1456
Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1456		 Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1457
Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1457
Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1458
Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1458		 Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1459
Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1459		 Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1460
Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1460		 Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1461
Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) 1461
Middle American Earth Snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus) 1483
Middle American Earth Snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus) 1483		 Middle American Earth Snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus) 1484
Middle American Earth Snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus) 1484		 Middle American Earth Snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus) 1485
Middle American Earth Snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus) 1485		 Middle American Earth Snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus) 1486
Middle American Earth Snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus) 1486
Northern Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) 1445 The nocturnal cat-eyed snake lives in humid rain forests, often in trees, where it eats frogs, frog eggs, lizards, snakes and small mammals. It subdues prey with mild venom from small fangs in the rear of its mouth. This inoffensive snake is essentially harmless to humans.
Northern Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) 1445		 Northern Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) 1446 The nocturnal cat-eyed snake lives in humid rain forests, often in trees, where it eats frogs, frog eggs, lizards, snakes and small mammals. It subdues prey with mild venom from small fangs in the rear of its mouth. This inoffensive snake is essentially harmless to humans.
Northern Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) 1446		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1498
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1498		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1499
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1499
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1500
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1500		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1501
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1501		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1502
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1502		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1503
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1503
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1504
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1504		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1505
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1505		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1506
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1506		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1507
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1507
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1508
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1508		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1508
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1509		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1510
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1510		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1511
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1511
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1512
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1512		 Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1513
Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) 1513		 Puffing Snake (Pseustes poecilonotus) 1452
Puffing Snake (Pseustes poecilonotus) 1452		 Puffing Snake (Pseustes poecilonotus) 1453
Puffing Snake (Pseustes poecilonotus) 1453
Puffing Snake (Pseustes poecilonotus) 1454
Puffing Snake (Pseustes poecilonotus) 1454		 Puffing Snake (Pseustes poecilonotus) 1455
Puffing Snake (Pseustes poecilonotus) 1455		 Red-backed Coffee Snake (Ninia sebae) 1449
Red-backed Coffee Snake (Ninia sebae) 1449		 Red-backed Coffee Snake (Ninia sebae) 1450
Red-backed Coffee Snake (Ninia sebae) 1450
Red-earth Centipede Snake (Tantilla schistosa) 1465
Red-earth Centipede Snake (Tantilla schistosa) 1465		 Schmidt's Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes schmidti) 1425
Schmidt's Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes schmidti) 1425		 Schmidt's Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes schmidti) 1426
Schmidt's Black-striped Snake (Coniophanes schmidti) 1426
Pygmy Snail Sucker (Sibon
sanniola) 1597
Terrestrial Snail Sucker(Sibon sartorii) 1480
Terrestrial Snail Sucker (Sibon sartorii) 1480		 Snail-eating Thirst Snake (Dipsas brevifacies) 1481
Terrestrial Snail Sucker (Sibon sartorii) 1481		 Terrestrial Snail Sucker(Sibon sartorii) 1482
Terrestrial Snail Sucker (Sibon sartorii) 1482		 Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1442 Gem-like colors decorate the speckled racer, a non-poisonous snake that glides along the ground in search of frogs, toads, lizards, and small mammals. When escaping from its own predators, this fast-moving snake often eludes capture because the speckled pattern is difficult to focus on. This creates an optical illusion that the snake is not moving away as rapidly as it actually is.
Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1442
Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1443 Gem-like colors decorate the speckled racer, a non-poisonous snake that glides along the ground in search of frogs, toads, lizards, and small mammals. When escaping from its own predators, this fast-moving snake often eludes capture because the speckled pattern is difficult to focus on. This creates an optical illusion that the snake is not moving away as rapidly as it actually is.
Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1443		 Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1444 Gem-like colors decorate the speckled racer, a non-poisonous snake that glides along the ground in search of frogs, toads, lizards, and small mammals. When escaping from its own predators, this fast-moving snake often eludes capture because the speckled pattern is difficult to focus on. This creates an optical illusion that the snake is not moving away as rapidly as it actually is.
Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1444		 Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1515 Gem-like colors decorate the speckled racer, a non-poisonous snake that glides along the ground in search of frogs, toads, lizards, and small mammals. When escaping from its own predators, this fast-moving snake often eludes capture because the speckled pattern is difficult to focus on. This creates an optical illusion that the snake is not moving away as rapidly as it actually is.
Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1515		 Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1516 Gem-like colors decorate the speckled racer, a non-poisonous snake that glides along the ground in search of frogs, toads, lizards, and small mammals. When escaping from its own predators, this fast-moving snake often eludes capture because the speckled pattern is difficult to focus on. This creates an optical illusion that the snake is not moving away as rapidly as it actually is.
Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) 1516
Tiger Treesnake (Spilotes pullatus) 1469
Tiger Treesnake (Spilotes pullatus) 1469		 Tiger Treesnake (Spilotes pullatus) 1470
Tiger Treesnake (Spilotes pullatus) 1470		 Tiger Treesnake (Spilotes pullatus) 1471
Tiger Treesnake (Spilotes pullatus) 1471		 Tiger Treesnake (Spilotes pullatus) 1472
Tiger Treesnake (Spilotes pullatus) 1472
Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1430 The striking colors of the non-poisonous tropical king snakes mimic the color pattern of the venomous coral snakes. This mimicry affords king snakes protection from predators that avoid coral snakes and coral snake lookalikes. Actually, in the king snake, black bands border red -- in coral snakes yellow bands border red.
Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1430		 Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1431 The striking colors of the non-poisonous tropical king snakes mimic the color pattern of the venomous coral snakes. This mimicry affords king snakes protection from predators that avoid coral snakes and coral snake lookalikes. Actually, in the king snake, black bands border red -- in coral snakes yellow bands border red.
Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1431		 Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1432 The striking colors of the non-poisonous tropical king snakes mimic the color pattern of the venomous coral snakes. This mimicry affords king snakes protection from predators that avoid coral snakes and coral snake lookalikes. Actually, in the king snake, black bands border red -- in coral snakes yellow bands border red.
Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1432		 Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1433 The striking colors of the non-poisonous tropical king snakes mimic the color pattern of the venomous coral snakes. This mimicry affords king snakes protection from predators that avoid coral snakes and coral snake lookalikes. Actually, in the king snake, black bands border red -- in coral snakes yellow bands border red.
Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1433
Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1434 The striking colors of the non-poisonous tropical king snakes mimic the color pattern of the venomous coral snakes. This mimicry affords king snakes protection from predators that avoid coral snakes and coral snake lookalikes. Actually, in the king snake, black bands border red -- in coral snakes yellow bands border red.
Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1434		 Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1435 The striking colors of the non-poisonous tropical king snakes mimic the color pattern of the venomous coral snakes. This mimicry affords king snakes protection from predators that avoid coral snakes and coral snake lookalikes. Actually, in the king snake, black bands border red -- in coral snakes yellow bands border red.
Tropical King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 1435		 White-striped Centipede Snake (Tantilla tecta) 1422
White-striped Centipede Snake (Tantilla tecta) 1422		 White-striped Centipede Snake (Tantilla tecta) 1423
White-striped Centipede Snake (Tantilla tecta) 1423
White-striped Centipede Snake (Tantilla tecta) 1424
White-striped Centipede Snake (Tantilla tecta) 1424		      

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