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title: "Plains Black-headed Snake"
description: "Tantilla nigriceps — Rettili. The Plains black-headed snake or Plains blackhead snake (Tantilla nigriceps) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/plains-black-headed-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Plains Black-headed Snake

> Tantilla nigriceps — Rettili. The Plains black-headed snake or Plains blackhead snake (Tantilla nigriceps) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Tantilla nigriceps*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 977
- Wikidata: [Q3024768](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3024768)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28493](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28493)

## Names

- en: Plains Black-headed Snake
- de: Flachland-Schwarzkopfschlange
- es: Culebra encapuchada de pradera

## Countries with the most observations

US (852), MX (28)

## Summary

The Plains black-headed snake or Plains blackhead snake (Tantilla nigriceps) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. They are approximately 18–38 cm (7.1–15.0 in) in length, with a uniform tan to brownish-gray. Their ventral scales are white with a pink or orange mid-line. It is readily distinguished from the Chihuahuan (T. wilcoxi) and Yaqui (T. yaquia) black-headed snakes by the absence of a light neck collar.

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

## Photo

![Plains Black-headed Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/plains-black-headed-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Smith · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290211779

## Machine access

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