---
title: "Catesby's Snail-eater"
description: "Dipsas catesbyi — Répteis. Catesby's snail-eater (Dipsas catesbyi), also commonly known as Catesby's snail sucker, is a nocturnal species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/catesby-s-snail-eater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Catesby's Snail-eater

> Dipsas catesbyi — Répteis. Catesby's snail-eater (Dipsas catesbyi), also commonly known as Catesby's snail sucker, is a nocturnal species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Dipsas catesbyi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 936
- Wikidata: [Q2384122](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2384122)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30392](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30392)

## Names

- en: Catesby's Snail-eater
- es: Caracolera De Catesbyi
- fr: Dipsas à nuque rousse
- nl: Catesby's snail-eater
- pl: Ślimaczarz Catesby’ego

## Countries with the most observations

EC (286), PE (253), BR (143), CO (77), GF (67), BO (28), GY (6), SR (3)

## Summary

Catesby's snail-eater (Dipsas catesbyi), also commonly known as Catesby's snail sucker, is a nocturnal species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northern South America.
In June 2021 upon manipulation, a snake of this species presented vocalization, a duration of 0.06 seconds, reaching 3036 Hz in its peak frequency with a modulated note, emitted through exhalation of air through the larynx, being the first record of a snake call in South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catesby%27s_snail-eater

## Photo

![Catesby's Snail-eater](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/catesby-s-snail-eater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew J. Crawford · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109390805

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/catesby-s-snail-eater?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).