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colubridae
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Diamondback Water Snake
Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer: Colubridae) Nonvenomous.- Stanley Jones
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Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata guttata: Colubridae) 76-122 cm (30-48 in) with a record of 182.9 cm (72 in) long.- Stanley Jones
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Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri: Colubridae) A non-venomous species but a snapper. This snake was ca. 1.5 m (5.0 ft) long. It was hanging out in a black willow tree (Salix nigra) along the margin of a wet oxbow.- Stanley Jones
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Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri: Colubridae) This snake was ca. 1.5 m (5.0 ft) long. It was hanging out in a black willow tree (Salix nigra) along the margin of a wet oxbow.- Stanley Jones
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Yellow-bellied Water Snake
Yellow-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster subsp. flavigaster: Colubridae) Adults average 76-122 cm (29.9-48 in) with a record of 134.9 cm (53 in) long. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Garden area at the...- Stanley Jones
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Blotched Water Snake
Blotched Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster subsp. transversa: Colubridae) Adults of this nonvenomous snake range from 76-122 cm (29.9-48 in) with a record of 147.3 cm (58.0 in). Old Travis B. Bryan Municipal Golf Course, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Margin of country club lake at ca. 91 m...- Stanley Jones
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Broad-banded Water Snake
Broad-banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata subsp. fasciata: Colubridae) This nonvenomous snake ranges from 61-107 cm (24-42 in) long. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area.- Stanley Jones
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Red-striped Ribbon Snake
Red-striped Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus subsp. rubrilineatus: Colubridae) attempting to eat a Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius valliceps). Notice how the toad has inflated its body making it harder if not impossible for the snake to swallow it. Chalk Ridge Falls Park below spillway of...- Stanley Jones
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Red-striped Ribbon Snake
Red-striped Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus subsp. rubrilineatus: Colubridae) This nonvenomous snake ranges in size from 51-76 cm (20-30 in) long. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA. Edwards Plateau Vegetational Area. Rolling limestone hills dominated by...- Stanley Jones
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Texas Rat Snake
Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta subsp. lindheimeri: Colubridae) Camelot Park, Bryan, Texas, USA. Open park setting with scattered oaks, pecan and juniper with some woodlands and a small flower garden at ca. 94 m (310 ft) elevation. It went straight for a large Post Oak and started climbing up...- Stanley Jones
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Texas Rat Snake
Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta subsp. lindheimeri: Colubridae) A non venomous species. Adults range from 107-183 cm (42-72 in) with a record of 215.3 cm (84.75 in). This specimen was definitely on the large end of its range. Camelot Park, Bryan, Texas, USA. Open park setting with scattered...- Stanley Jones
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Speckled Kingsnake
Speckled Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula subsp. holbrooki: Colubridae) A non venomous species. Though it does not look like a constrictor it is how it kills its prey which includes other snakes. Adults range from 91-122 cm (36-48 in) with a record of 182.9 cm (72 in). Brazos Valley Arborem...- Stanley Jones
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Gulf Salt Marsh Snake
Gulf Salt Marsh Snake (Nerodia clarkii subsp. clarkia: Colubridae) This non venomous snake was photographed next to East Bay in Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation.- Stanley Jones
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Western Ribbon Snake
Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophilus proximus: Colubridae) Non venomous and only bites if handled roughly. These snakes reach lengths of 69-86 cm (27-34 in) and this individual certainly challenged that upper limit. Photographed at Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA...- Stanley Jones
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Buttermilk Racer
Buttermilk Racer (Coluber constrictor subsp. anthicus: Colubridae) They reach 1.52 m (5 ft) long. Taken at Mercer Arboretum, Humbolt, Harris County, Texas, USA. Pineywoods Vegetational Area.- Stanley Jones
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Green Parrot Snake
Green Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla: Colubridae) Despite its beauty this species is venomous, aggressive and lighting fast. These snakes can reach lengths of 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in). Photographed along a one lane gravel road leading to the summet of Cerro Toledo, Loja Province, Podocarpus...- Stanley Jones
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Western Coachwhip
Western Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum subsp. testaceus: Colubridae) This is a fast moving non poisonous snake that is fairly common in the Chihuahuan Desert. It is certainly the most visible and most often seen snake in the Chihuahuan Desert. Average size adults range from 127-183 cm (50-72...- Stanley Jones
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Schott's Whipsnake
Schotts Whipsnake also known as the Striped Whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus subsp. schottii: Colubridae) Adults of this uncommon, lighting fast elusive snake ranges from 102-142 cm (40-56 in) long. The record is 167.6 cm (66 in) long. Northwest of Kingsville in northwest Kleberg County, Texas...- Stanley Jones
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Diamondback Water Snake
Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer: Colubridae) Most adults range from 51-86 cm (20-34 in) but they can reach 152 cm (60 in) long. These non venomous snakes are notorious biters and are famous for excreting copious amounts of musk (not the kind you want to wear). Photographed...- Stanley Jones
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Yellowbelly Water Snake
Yellowbelly Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster: Colubridae) Adults of this non venomous snake are quick to bite and are usually 71-122 cm (28-48 in) long while the record is 157 cm (62 in) long. This individual was ca. 122 cm (48 in) long. Photographed along the banks of the Little...- Stanley Jones
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Western Ribbon Snake
Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus proximus: Colubridae) Adults range from 51-86 cm (20-34 in) long. This one was on the upper end of that range. Given females are the larger of the gender, I would call this a female. Photographed in Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County...- Stanley Jones
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Rough Green Snake
Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus: Colubridae) Photographed at Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Oak/yaupon/farkelberry dominated sand hill at ca. 100 m (333 ft) elevation.- Stanley Jones
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Sonoran Whipsnake
Sonoran Whipsnake (Masticophis bilineatus: Colubirdae) This nonvenomous, fast moving, long slender snake reaches 1.52 m (5 ft) long. It is most active during early morning. Primarily a Mexican species that enters the USA in extreme southwest New Mexico and southeast Arizona to west-central...- Stanley Jones
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Texas Rat Snake
Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii: Colubridae) These easily excitable nonvenomous snakes are quick to defend and will do so with gusto. However scary, their jaws are weak and a resulting bite results with only light scratches. Like most colubrids when excited they will flatten...- Stanley Jones
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Eastern Yellowbelly Racer
Eastern Yellowbelly Racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris: Colubridae) Known locally as the Blue Racer. Same species as the Buttermilk Racer, just a different subspecies with a strikingly different phenotypic expression. This nonvenomous snake is normally between 76-140 cm (30-54 in) long...- Stanley Jones
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