Snakes in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago has the majority of snakes in the Caribbean Islands, over sixty recorded species, with around forty in Trinidad and twenty in Tobago. The biggest snake of Trinidad, also the world’s heaviest, is the green anaconda, weighing over 550 pounds. The deadliest snake here, mainly inhabiting Trinidad, is the South American bushmaster.
The boa constrictor, locally called the macajuel, is Trinidad’s second largest snake reaching around 9 feet.
Snakes in Trinidad
| Groups | Venomous | Non-venomous |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Snakes | South American Coral Snake Trinidad Ribbon Coral Snake Large Coral Snake | Double-banded False Coral Water False Coral Burrowing False Coral |
| Boa | – | Boa Constrictor |
Lachesis | South American Bushmaster | – |
| Bothrops | Fer-de-lance | – |
| Boiga | Mangrove Snake | |
Epictia | – | Wagler’s Blind Snake Guyana Blindsnake |
| Amerotyphlops | – | Brongersma’s Worm Snake |
Eunectes | – | Green Anaconda |
| Pseustes | – | Yellow-bellied Puffing Snake |
Leptophis | – | Trinidad Upland Parrot Snake |
| Chironius | – | Amazon Whipsnake (Machete Savane) Long-tailed Machete Savane Smooth Machete Savane |
Snakes in Trinidad and Tobago
| Groups | Venomous | Non-venomous |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Snakes | – | Tobago False Coral |
| Rat Snakes | – | Tiger Rat Snake |
| Oxybelis | Mexican Vine Snake | – |
Pseudoboa | Ratonel | – |
Amerotyphlops | – | Trinidad Burrowing Snake |
Corallus | – | Trinidad Tree Boa Amazon Tree Boa Cook’s Tree Boa |
Epicrates | – | Brown Rainbow Boa |
| Tantilla | – | Black-headed Snake |
| Leptophis | Parrot Snake | |
| Dymarchon | – | Indigo Snake |
