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title: "Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake"
description: "Stenorrhina degenhardtii — Gady. Stenorrhina degenhardtii, also known by its common name Degenhardt's scorpion-eating snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/degenhardt-s-scorpion-eating-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake

> Stenorrhina degenhardtii — Gady. Stenorrhina degenhardtii, also known by its common name Degenhardt's scorpion-eating snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Stenorrhina degenhardtii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 596
- Wikidata: [Q3498386](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3498386)
- iNaturalist taxon: [64079](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64079)

## Names

- en: Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake
- de: Degenhardts Skorpionfresser
- es: Culebra alacranera

## Countries with the most observations

CO (184), CR (114), EC (64), PA (60), HN (42), MX (42), VE (8), BZ (5), NI (4)

## Summary

Stenorrhina degenhardtii, also known by its common name Degenhardt's scorpion-eating snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southeastern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. There are three recognized subspecies.

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

## Photo

![Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/degenhardt-s-scorpion-eating-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Quitmeyer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143317941

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/degenhardt-s-scorpion-eating-snake?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).