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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 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.
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.
Here we go: Arizona black rattlesnake, ridge-nosed rattlesnake, Colorado desert sidewinder, banded rock rattlesnake, Grand Canyon rattlesnake, desert massasauga, Great Basin rattlesnake, Hopi ...
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) Chihuahuan black-headed snake (Tantilla wilcoxi) Yaqui black-headed snake (Tantilla yaquia) Blackneck garter snake ...
Rock squirrels, which are common in the Grand Canyon area, evade the snake through a process called "mobbing," where the squirrel will attack the snake by kicking dirt and rocks and rapidly waving their tails to heat the air around them, causing the snake to believe there is a larger mammal coming to attack. [10]
The natural corn snake is usually orange or brown bodied with large red blotches outlined in black down their backs. [15] The belly has distinctive rows of alternating black and white marks. [16] This black and white checker pattern is similar to Indian corn (maize) which is where the name corn snake may have come from. [17]
Most common garter snakes have a pattern of yellow stripes on a black, brown or green background, and their average total length (including tail) is about 55 cm (22 in), with a maximum total length of about 137 cm (54 in). [2] [3] The average body mass is 150 g (5.3 oz). [4] The common garter snake is the state reptile of Massachusetts. [5]