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Snakes of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and Northeastern New Mexico

a guide to snakes in the tri-state area.

Texas Glossy Snake 1
Arizona elegans arenicola
Chihuahuan Nightsnake 2
Hypsiglena jani
Prairie Kingsnake 3
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster
Ringneck Snake 4
Diadophis punctatus
Plains Hognose Snake 1
Heterodon nasicus
Glossy Snake 5
Arizona elegans
Eastern Hognose Snake 6
Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Milksnake 7
Lampropeltis triangulum
Long-nosed Snake 8
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Gopher Snake 9
Pituophis catenifer
Graham's Crayfish Snake 10
Regina grahamii
Schott's Whipsnake 11
Coluber schotti
Coachwhip 5
Coluber flagellum
Western Groundsnake 12
Sonora semiannulata
Diamondback Watersnake 13
Nerodia rhombifer
Plain-bellied Water Snake 14
Nerodia erythrogaster
Great Plains Ratsnake 15
Pantherophis emoryi
DeKay's Brownsnake 16
Storeria dekayi
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake 2
Crotalus atrox
Lined Snake 17
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Massasauga 18
Sistrurus catenatus
Common Garter Snake 19
Thamnophis sirtalis
Checkered Garter Snake 20
Thamnophis marcianus
Western Ribbon Snake 21
Thamnophis proximus
Plains Black-headed Snake 20
Tantilla nigriceps
Prairie Rattlesnake 9
Crotalus viridis
New Mexico Blind Snake 2
Rena dissecta
Kansas Glossy Snake 22
Arizona elegans elegans
Texas Nightsnake 23
Hypsiglena jani texana
Desert Kingsnake 24
Lampropeltis splendida
Yellowbelly Racer 10
Coluber constrictor flaviventris
Desert Striped Whipsnake 25
Coluber taeniatus taeniatus
Western Milksnake 26
Lampropeltis gentilis
Bullsnake 15
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Western Coachwhip 26
Coluber flagellum testaceus
Prairie Ringneck Snake 3
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Variable Groundsnake 23
Sonora semiannulata semiannulata
Western Blackneck Garter Snake 27
Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis
Plains Garter Snake 28
Thamnophis radix
Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake 23
Thamnophis marcianus marcianus
Arid Land Ribbon Snake 29
Thamnophis proximus diabolicus
Wandering Garter Snake 27
Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Texas Brown Snake 30
Storeria dekayi texana
Western Massasauga 31
Sistrurus tergeminus
Western Rat Snake 32
Pantherophis obsoletus
Speckled Kingsnake 33
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Flat-headed Snake 10
Tantilla gracilis
Rough Earthsnake 34
Haldea striatula

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