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Western Diamond Back Rattlesnake ☠️🔴
Crotalus atrox
Western Diamond Back Rattlesnake ☠️🔴
Crotalus atrox
Description:
Heavy bodied snake, rattle may be present, tail with alternating black and white bands of approximately equal size; pit between and below eye and nostril; dorsum diamond shaped pattern; wide dark band bordered by thin white edges through eye to lower jaw.
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Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Timber Rattlesnake☠️🔴
Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake☠️🔴
Crotalus horridus
Description:
Heavy bodied snake with large head, body tapers towards the head; ground color is typically light; thin dark bands that are widely spaced; rattle may be present; pit between and below eye and nostril; reddish to brownish colored line extends from the base of the neck along the top of the body; tail is usually dark.
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PROTECTED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS
Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake☠️🔴
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake☠️🔴
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
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Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Pygmy Rattlesnake☠️🔴
Sistrurus miliarius
Pygmy Rattlesnake☠️🔴
Sistrurus miliarius
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Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Broad Banded Copperhead☠️🔴
Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
Broad Banded Copperhead☠️🔴
Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
Description: Pit present between and below the eye and nostril; light tan to copper ground color with wide dark brown to copper colored bands; in young individuals tip of tail is bright neon yellow
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Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Southern X Broad Banded Copperhead (cross)☠️🔴
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
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Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
Southern X Broad Banded Copperhead (cross)☠️🔴
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
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Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
Description: Pit present between and below the eye and the nostril; has medium width dark copper colored bands on a field of light tan to copper; in young individuals tip of tail is bright neon yellow
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Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Western Cottonmouth☠️🔴
Agkistrodon piscivorous leucostoma
Western Cottonmouth☠️🔴
Agkistrodon piscivorous leucostoma
Description: Heavy bodied snake, pit present between and below eye and nostril; adults are mostly dark colored with faint irregular banding pattern
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Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
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