Snakes in Panama
Panama has several pit vipers, of which fer-de-lance is the most venomous of the lot. Of the several sea snakes in Panama, the yellow-bellied sea snake is the commonest found along the coasts, characterized by a black body with yellow or orange stripes. The country has several coral species, like the venomous red-tailed coral snake. The non-venomous false tree coral, also called the coral mimic snake, absolutely replicates the coral in appearance, henceforth the name.
| Groups | Venomous | Non-venomous |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Snakes | Red-tailed Coral Snake | – |
| Viper | Eyelash Viper | |
| Boas | Northern Rubber Boa Rainbow Boa Central American Tree Boa Ringed-tree Boa Boa Imperator Sabogae | |
| Kingsnakes | – | Black Milk Snake |
| Pit Vipers | Fer-de-lance Picado’s Jumping Pit Viper Side-striped Palm Pit Viper Central American Jumping Pit Viper Lansberge’s Hog-nosed Pit-viper Ujarran Hognosed Pitviper Black-speckled Palm-pit Viper Hognosed Pitviper | – |
Hydrophis | Yellow-bellied Sea Snake | – |
| Oxybelis | Green Vine Snake Mexican Vine Snake | – |
| Bothrops | Common Lancehead | – |
Leptophis | Parrot Snake Oliver’s Parrot Snake | – |
| Spilotes | – | Chicken Snake |
| Rhinobothryum | – | Coral Mimic Snake |
Lachesis | Black-headed Bushmaster Central American Bushmaster Chocoan Bushmaster | |
| Drymarchon | – | Middle American Indigo Snake |
Pseustes | – | Yellow-bellied Puffing Snake |
| Trilepida | – | Big-scaled Blackhead |
| Drymobius | – | Speckled Racer |
