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title: "Brown vine snake"
description: "Oxybelis aeneus — Reptielen. Oxybelis aeneus, commonly known as the Mexican vine snake or brown vine snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to the Americas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/brown-vine-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown vine snake

> Oxybelis aeneus — Reptielen. Oxybelis aeneus, commonly known as the Mexican vine snake or brown vine snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to the Americas.

- Scientific name: *Oxybelis aeneus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 594
- Wikidata: [Q2701091](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2701091)
- iNaturalist taxon: [83515](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83515)

## Names

- en: Brown vine snake
- de: Erzspitznatter
- es: Culebra bejuquilla mexicana

## Countries with the most observations

BR (403), CO (42), GF (30), GY (15), BO (6), PE (6), SR (4)

## Summary

Oxybelis aeneus, commonly known as the Mexican vine snake or brown vine snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to the Americas.

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

## Photo

![Brown vine snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-vine-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tsssss · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196083997

## Machine access

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