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| Other Names: |
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| Subspecies: |
Variable Ground Snake Sonora semiannulata semiannulata |
| Description: |
A small, 8"-18" colorful snake. Dorsal patterns of brown, gray, olive
and orange above with dorsal patterns that greatly vary e.g. dark
crossbands may encircle body form, a broad dorsal stripe runs down
the back and some are a uniform body color. All of these variations
may be found in the same location. Anal divided.
Scales smooth and glossy. |
| Similar Species: |
Black-headed snakes have a black head, no loreal scale and lack crossbands on body. Longnoses have white or yellow fleckingn their black bands. |
| Venom: |
None |
| Habitat: |
A secretive snake of arid and semiarid
regions of rock and gravel, sandy areas that has some sub surface
moisture. Frequents river bottoms, desert flats, sandy hammocks and
rocky hillsides. |
| Behavior: |
A secretive nocturnal snake. Sometimes found in groups.
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| Hibernation: |
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| Reproduction: |
Lays 3-7 eggs. |
| Diet: |
Eat spiders, scorpions, centipedes, crickets, grasshoppers and insect larva. |
Authored By: Garth Teitjen
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