Summary ²

Masticophis flagellum is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake, commonly referred to as the coachwhip or the whip snake, which is endemic to the United States and Mexico. Seven subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.

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1. (c) Hunter Desportes, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/hdport/3586130381/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masticophis_flagellum

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