Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Senticolis
Species: triaspis
Green Rat Snake - Senticolis triaspis

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Green Rat Snake (Senticolis triaspis) is a large (1.6 m total length), wide-ranging snake that is distributed from Costa Rica to just north of the U.S.-Mexico border in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. They inhabit montane woodlands and chaparral. They eat mostly rodents, but will also eat other small mammals, lizards, and birds.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 3
Number of Mapped Locations: 5
Number of Observations: 5
Observation date range: 06-01-1991 to 05-28-2021
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)