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Arizona coral snake; Mexican vine snake; Tropical vine snake; Sidewinder Rattlesnake; Grand Canyon Rattlesnake; Arizona Black Rattlesnake; Great Basin Rattlesnake
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.
The snakes also feed from within on energy-rich lipid stores. The most interesting finding was the snakes grew during the study, indicating while the snake's mass was shrinking, it was putting its resources into skeletal muscles and bone. [17] A key participant in the food chain, it is an important predator of many small rodents, rabbits, and ...
Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexalepis; Eastern patch-nosed snake (Salvadora grahamiae) Green ratsnake (Senticolis triaspis) Sonoran lyresnake (Trimorphodon lambda) Smith's black-headed snake (Tantilla hobartsmithi) Plains black-headed snake (Tantilla nigriceps)
The desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida) is a species of kingsnake native to Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, United States. It is not venomous, colored yellow and black. The desert kingsnake's diet consists of rodents, lizards, and smaller snakes, including rattlesnakes. They normally grow 3–4 ft long, but have been known to grow up to 6 ...
The western ground snake can grow to a total length (including tail) of 8 to 19 inches (20.3 to 48.3 cm). The color and pattern can vary widely. Individuals can be brown, red, or orange, with black banding, orange or brown striping, or be solid-colored. The underside is typically white or gray.
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
This snake exhibits black, dark brown, or gray coloration on its back, often with an olive or bluish tint. Along the center of each of the first four rows of pale dorsal scales, is a dark longitudinal stripe. There is a white to cream-colored stripe down its side that is bisected by either a solid or dashed black line.