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Masticophis flagellum—coachwhip snake ; Nerodia erythrogaster—plain-bellied water snake ; N. fasciata—banded water snake ; N. rhombifera—diamond-back water snake [1] N. sipedon—northern and midland water snake ; Opheodrys aestivus—keeled green or rough green snake ; Pantherophis emoryi—great plains rat snake ; P. obsoletus ...
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An apex predator, also known as a top predator or superpredator, is a predator [a] at the top of a food chain, without natural predators of its own. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Apex predators are usually defined in terms of trophic dynamics , meaning that they occupy the highest trophic levels .
Found in the eastern and central portions of Oklahoma, the venomous copperhead snake plays an important role in controlling to rodent and vermin populations, according to the wildlife department.
Types of venomous snakes in Oklahoma. Cottonmouths, also called water moccasin. Copperheads. Western diamond-backed rattlesnakes. Timber rattlesnakes (Velvet Tails) Western pygmy rattlesnake.
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The eastern indigo snake was first described by John Edwards Holbrook in 1842. For many years the genus Drymarchon was considered monotypic with one species, Drymarchon corais, with 12 subspecies, until the early 1990s when Drymarchon corais couperi was elevated to full species status according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, in their official names list.
Eating a southern leopard frog. The southern black racer is a predator that relies on lizards, insects, moles, birds, eggs, small snakes, rodents, and frogs. Despite its specific name constrictor (scientific name: Coluber constrictor), the racer is more likely to suffocate or crush its victim into the ground, rather than coiling around it in typical constrictor fashion.