Oxyrhopus occipitalis is a neotropical snake of the family Dipsadidae.

[2] It occurs in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Venezuela.

[3] It is often confused with Oxyrhopus formosus, a Brazilian species.

Oxyrhopus occipitalis is more slender, the snout is yellow and the top of the head is brown, adults are red with very faint darker bands; O. formosus is more robust, the head is entirely yellow, and adults have obvious transverse dark bands This snake article is a stub.

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