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Lampropeltis getula holbrooki - Speckled Kingsnake
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Geographic range
It is found in the central to southern United States from southern Iowa to the Gulf of Mexico.[1] Its range overlaps that of the desert kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula splendida, and it is known to intergrade with that subspecies. |
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Lampropeltis getula splendida - Desert Kingsnake
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DESCRIPTION:
The Desert Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula splendida) is a subspecies of kingsnake native to Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. It is nonvenomous, colored yellow and black. The desert kingsnake's diet consists of rodents, lizards, and smaller snakes, including rattlesnakes. |
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Lampropeltis triangulum - Milksnake
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DESCRIPTION:
The milk snake or milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum, (French: Couleuvre tachetée; Spanish: Culebra-real coralillo; Lithuanian: Pieninė gyvatė) is a species of king snake. There are 25 subspecies of milk snakes, including the commonly named scarlet kingsnake (L. t. elapsoides). |
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Lampropeltis triangulum syspila - Red Milksnake
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Description
The Red Milk Snake is a tri-colored snake with broad red saddle-shaped markings bordered with black separated by pale bands. There are usually between 19 and 30 red or red-brown saddle shaped blotches edged with black, these blotches extend down the sides. |
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Liochlorophis (Opheodrys) vernalis - Smooth Greensnake
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DESCRIPTION:
The smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a nonvenomous North American colubrid. It is also referred to as the grass snake. It is a slender, "small medium" snake that measures 36–51 cm (14–20 in) as an adult. |
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LONG-NOSED SNAKE
Rhinocheilus lecontei
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DESCRIPTION:
This snake can grow to 1,520 mm but in Arizona most individuals are less than 890 mm or 35" in total length. The head is narrow, the lower jaw is countersunk, and, in profile, the snout is pointed. |
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MASSASAUGA Sistrurus catenatus
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DESCRIPTION:
A small (up to 550 mm or 22" in total length excluding rattle) light silver-gray to gray-brown rattlesnake. Large, oval, crisp-edged, dark brown blotches line the back. |
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MEXICAN GARTERSNAKE
Thamnophis eques
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DESCRIPTION:
A medium (up to 1,120 mm or 44" in total length) reddish-brown to olive-brown snake with a single cream colored stripe down the middle of the back (dorsal stripe). |
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MEXICAN HOG-NOSED SNAKE
Heterodon kennerlyi
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DESCRIPTION:
A medium (up to 760 mm or 30" in total length), stocky, yellowish-tan snake with 23-43 brown to orange-brown dorsal blotches. The large mid-dorsal blotches are often somewhat muted. |
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Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus - Arizona Coralsnake
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Distinguishing Features
The Arizona coral snake is a slender, small snake reaching only 13 to 21 inches (33-53 cm) in length. It is brightly colored with broad alternating bands of red and black separated by narrower bands of bright white or yellow. |
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MILKSNAKE Lampropeltis triangulum
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DESCRIPTION:
A medium-sized (up to 900 mm or 35.5" in total length) snake with red, black, and white bands. The white bands are bordered by the black bands. The black bands usually get wider at the midline of the back (mid-dorsally) encroaching into the red bands. |
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Nerodia taxispilota - Brown Watersnake
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Description:
Average adult size is 30-55 inches (76.2-139.7 cm), record is 69.5 inches (176.5 cm). Adults are light tan with darker squarish brown blotches on the back. |
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NORTH AMERICAN RACER Coluber constrictor
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DESCRIPTION:
A medium to long (up to 1,900 mm or 75" in total length), plain blue-green, brown, or olive colored snake with a creamy yellow or white underside. The eyes are large and the body is slim. |
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