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title: "Puffing Snake"
description: "Phrynonax poecilonotus — Reptiles. Phrynonax poecilonotus is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/puffing-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Puffing Snake

> Phrynonax poecilonotus — Reptiles. Phrynonax poecilonotus is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Phrynonax poecilonotus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1597
- Wikidata: [Q28320888](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28320888)
- iNaturalist taxon: [540088](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/540088)

## Names

- en: Puffing Snake
- de: Zischnatter
- es: Culebra Resoplona Norteña

## Countries with the most observations

CR (959), PA (226), MX (130), CO (49), BZ (46), HN (28), NI (13), EC (11), GT (3)

## Summary

Phrynonax poecilonotus is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrynonax_poecilonotus

## Photo

![Puffing Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/puffing-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/388916299

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/puffing-snake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).