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title: "Desert Nightsnake"
description: "Hypsiglena chlorophaea — Reptielen. Hypsiglena chlorophaea, commonly known as the desert nightsnake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/desert-nightsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Desert Nightsnake

> Hypsiglena chlorophaea — Reptielen. Hypsiglena chlorophaea, commonly known as the desert nightsnake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Hypsiglena chlorophaea*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 2071
- Wikidata: [Q3144384](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3144384)
- iNaturalist taxon: [146173](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146173)

## Names

- en: Desert Nightsnake
- es: Culebra nocturna del desierto
- fr: Couleuvre nocturne du désert

## Countries with the most observations

US (1745), MX (164)

## Summary

Hypsiglena chlorophaea, commonly known as the desert nightsnake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake native to North America. It is found throughout regions of Mexico, the United States, and in a small, isolated population in British Columbia, Canada. Known for its highly secretive, nocturnal nature, it is a mildly venomous species that poses no danger to humans.

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

## Photo

![Desert Nightsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/desert-nightsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: evn · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287779138

## Machine access

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