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Broad-banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata confluens)

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Broad-banded water snake, in the shadows

On 17 May 2012 Gaynor wrote the following:

“Help, please:

Eastern Dobsonfly (Corydalis cornutus L.); larva, lateral body: Jody Patton, [...]

Texas Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus lusciosus)

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On Thursday, 10 May 2012, at a large retirement community in Temple, Texas, I picked up two large beetles that had been saved for me by the Director of Facilities. One measured about 1.75 inches in length, and the other was slightly smaller. On the anterior dorsum of the body (the pronotum) of each of these specimens were two large black spots --- that looked much like eyes --- outlined on their perimeters with cream-colored scales; a second set of more vaguely outlined eye-spots were on the elytra. These beetles... [...]

Southern Orb Weaver (Eriophora ravilla, C. L. Koch 1844)

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100. Southern orb weaver (Eriophora ravilla, C. L. Koch [...]

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

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100a. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus); in nesting cavity of commercial structure: North Austin, TX --- [...]

North American Ratsnake Juveniles

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100. North American rat snake juvenile; body: Walter Fuller, Frisco, TX --- 1 May 2012

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Thomisid Crab Spiders: Grand Prairie, Texas — 16 April 2012

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Thomisid male

Thomisid female

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Key to North American Snake Families, Genera, and Species

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:52:12 +0000

So, you've found what you think is a snake and you want to know what kind it is. But what distinguishes snakes from lizards, skinks, and other, similar-appearing reptiles? If you are not completely sure it is (or isn't) a snake, the first order of business is to learn what makes snakes unique among their reptilian brethren. Taxonomically, snakes are vertebrate reptilian animals in the order Squamata and the suborder Serpentes. That is, snakes and other reptiles are members of [...]

Texas Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus, a.k.a. Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri)

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Our specimen, the Texas rat snake, is covered dorsally with scales that are smooth on the sides and weakly keeled near the spine, and the young are laid in a clutch of 5-20 white, non-granular shelled eggs (Werler & Dixon, 2000, p.121), usually in hollow logs or stumps, mounds of sawdust or decayed vegetable matter, and manure piles. The young are 10-16 inches long on emergence from the eggs usually in August or [...]

Index to North American Snake Families, Genera, and Species

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Snakes are reptiles in the suborder Serpentes. They have elongated bodies without legs, eyelids, and external ears, and are uniformly carnivorous. They can be found on every continent except Antarctica, Ireland, New Zealand, and a number of islands in the Atlantic and central Pacific oceans. A total of fifteen families, 456 genera and more than 2,900 species are recognized worldwide. The following index is confined to the families, genera, and species found in North [...]