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title: "Southeastern crown snake"
description: "Tantilla coronata — Reptielen. The southeastern crown snake (Tantilla coronata) is a common species of small colubrid snake endemic to the southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southeastern-crowned-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southeastern crown snake

> Tantilla coronata — Reptielen. The southeastern crown snake (Tantilla coronata) is a common species of small colubrid snake endemic to the southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Tantilla coronata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 712
- Wikidata: [Q2384432](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2384432)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28516](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28516)

## Names

- en: Southeastern Crowned Snake
- de: Gekronte Schwarzkopfschlange
- es: Culebrita cabeza negra coronada
- nl: Southeastern crown snake

## Countries with the most observations

US (682)

## Summary

The southeastern crown snake (Tantilla coronata) is a common species of small colubrid snake endemic to the southeastern United States.

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

## Photo

![Southeastern crown snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southeastern-crowned-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alan Jeon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169229148

## Machine access

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