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This is a list of the known snakes of Arizona. [1] The Arizona State Reptile is the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi). [2] Snakes.
The glossy snake and its many subspecies are all similar in appearance to gopher snakes. However, they are smaller than gopher snakes, with narrow, pointed heads, and a variety of skin patterns and colors. They appear "washed-out" or pale, hence the common name, "faded snakes". [5]
Arizona is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. [1] They are endemic to the United States and Mexico. Species. Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) Brown vinesnake (Oxybelis aeneus) Saddled leaf-nosed snake (Phyllorhynchus browni) Spotted leaf-nosed snake (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus) Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexalepis; Eastern patch-nosed snake (Salvadora grahamiae)
The Painted Desert glossy snake is typically a light tan brown in color, with darker brown blotches down the length of the back. This subspecies usually has around 60 blotches, which is a greater number than in other subspecies. Each blotch is usually edged with black. The underside is usually solid cream or white in color.
Texas has the most snakes in the United States but if you want to talk about venomous snakes, you have to look to Arizona, which has — wait for it — 19 of the country’s 20 dangerous snakes ...
Some of the most common non-venomous snakes in the Triangle are the black rat snake, the black racer snake and the brown (or dekay) snake. The black rat and black racer snakes are solid black adults.
The Arizona black rattlesnake is the first species of snake observed to exhibit complex social behavior, [11] and like all temperate pit vipers, care for their babies. Females remain with their young in nests for 7 to 14 days, and mothers have been observed cooperatively parenting their broods.