Alsophis is a
genus of
snakes in the Colubroid
Dipsadidae family. They are among those snakes called "
racers" and occur throughout the
Caribbean. One
species in the genus
Alsophis is one of the world’s rarest known snakes. Snakes of the genus
Alsophis are small and rear-
fanged snakes, and they are considered harmless to humans. This genus contains at least eight described species. Several species once included in this genus have been placed in the genera
Borikenophis and
Pseudalsophis.