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SONORAN SHOVEL-NOSED SNAKE  <br />   Chionactis palarostris - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი SONORAN SHOVEL-NOSED SNAKE
Chionactis palarostris

DESCRIPTION:
A small (up to 430 mm or 17" in total length) snake with 20 or fewer black bands on a cream to light yellow background. Only the anterior-most 1 to 5 black bands do not cross the belly. Between the black bands are soft-edged, red saddles.

SONORAN WHIPSNAKE  Coluber bilineatus - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი SONORAN WHIPSNAKE Coluber bilineatus

DESCRIPTION:
A long (up to 1,778 mm or 70" in total length), slender snake with blue-gray to gray-green coloration on the neck grading to yellow-green at mid body and gray-brown toward the tail.

STRIPED WHIPSNAKE  Coluber taeniatus - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი STRIPED WHIPSNAKE Coluber taeniatus

DESCRIPTION:
A long (up to 1,652 mm or 65" in total length), slender, dark brown, gray, or black snake with a prominent light stripe running the length of the body along each upper side.

SONORAN MOUNTAIN KINGSNAKE   <br />  Lampropeltis pyromelana - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი SONORAN MOUNTAIN KINGSNAKE
Lampropeltis pyromelana

DESCRIPTION:
A medium-sized (up to 1,088 mm or 43" in total length) snake with alternating red, black, and white bands. The white bands are bordered by black bands.

SADDLED LEAF-NOSED SNAKE <br />  Phyllorhynchus browni - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი SADDLED LEAF-NOSED SNAKE
Phyllorhynchus browni

DESCRIPTION:
A small (up to 508 mm or 20"in total length) light gray, tan, or cream snake with fewer than 18 rounded, gray-brown blotches on the body.

SMITH'S BLACK-HEADED SNAKE <br /> Tantilla hobartsmithi - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი SMITH'S BLACK-HEADED SNAKE
Tantilla hobartsmithi

DESCRIPTION:
A small (up to 313 mm or 12" in total length), slender, light brown, tan, or gray snake with a dark gray-brown or black head cap.

SONORAN LYRESNAKE <br /> Trimorphodon lambda - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი SONORAN LYRESNAKE
Trimorphodon lambda

DESCRIPTION:
A medium sized (up to 1,026 mm or 40" in total length) light gray-brown to gray snake with a prominent dark brown lyre-shaped marking on the top of the head and a dark bar crossing the top of the head between the eyes. There are fewer than 30 (an average of 24) dark, orange-brown, jagged-edged blotches on the back.

SONORAN CORALSNAKE  <br />Micruroides euryxanthus - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი SONORAN CORALSNAKE
Micruroides euryxanthus

DESCRIPTION:
A small (up to 615 mm or 24" in total length), slender, brightly-colored snake with red, yellow or cream, and black rings that completely encircle the body.

SPECKLED RATTLESNAKE<br />  Crotalus mitchellii - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი SPECKLED RATTLESNAKE
Crotalus mitchellii

DESCRIPTION:
A large rattlesnake (up to 1,295 mm or 51" in total length excluding rattle) with extremely variable coloration. Specimens from the majority if its range in Arizona are rusty tan or dull pinkish-brown.

Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae - Mountain Patch-nosed Snake - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae - Mountain Patch-nosed Snake

Description

The Mountain Patchnose Snake is a long and slender tan or cream colored snake with two wide dark brown or black stripes on the back. The back stripes have straight edges.

Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis - Desert Patch-nosed Snake - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis - Desert Patch-nosed Snake

Nonvenomous

Considered harmless to humans.

Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis - Mohave Patch-nosed Snake - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis - Mohave Patch-nosed Snake

Nonvenomous

Considered harmless to humans.

Salvadora hexalepis virgultea - Coast Patch-nosed Snake - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი Salvadora hexalepis virgultea - Coast Patch-nosed Snake

Nonvenomous

Considered harmless to humans.

Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii - Desert Massasauga - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii - Desert Massasauga

Description:

This subspecies is more slender and smaller than S. c. tergeminus, reaching a maximum length of 53 centimetres (21 in).

Sonora semiannulata semiannulata - Variable Groundsnake - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი Sonora semiannulata semiannulata - Variable Groundsnake

Nonvenomous

Considered harmless to humans. There are shallow grooves on the outer sides of the rear teeth which indicates that this snake may produce a mild venom, but it is not dangerous to humans.

Storeria dekayi texana - Texas Brownsnake - snake species list a - z | gveli | გველი Storeria dekayi texana - Texas Brownsnake

DESCRIPTION:

The Texas Brown Snake is a very common snake found throughout Harris County, and is highly variable in color, ranging from browns to tans and even brick reds. The color of Texas Brown Snakes is fairly even, though, with the exception of a faint lighter stripe down the middle of the back.

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