Snakes

The following thumbnail images are from our own files or have been supplied by viewers. Each thumbnail is linked to one or more pages containing images, drawings, and textual accompaniment.  Click here for an index to North American snake families, genre, and species.

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Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix), Dana T., Allen, TX, 05.02.09--Head & Neck

Southern Copperhead, TX

Texas Blind Snake (Leptotyphlops dulcis); Ashley D., Temple, Texas--04.06.10 Frontal head

Blind Snake;Texas

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos), 040510, Shirley, Kempner, TX--dorsal body, stretched, flared 02

Hog-nosed Snake; TX

Blotched Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster transversa) 040410, Ramona R--head

Water Snake; Texas

Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), 040110, San Antonio, Texas--Lateral Head, with Fangs Extended

Rattlesnake; Texas

Prairie Ring necked snake Curtis R Sweetwater TX 072808 Dorsal body and tail

Ring-necked Snake; TX

Corn Snake

Corn Snake; Texas

Western Ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus proximus), Tammy D Santa Fe TX 122209 Body

Ribbon Snake; Texas

Viperidae: Agkistrodon contortrix lacticinctus, Broad-banded Copperhead, Round Rock, TX 07.20.09

Copperhead; Texas

Rattlesnake; Texas

The Last Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake; Texas

Canebrake Rattlesnake Tim C Elgin TX 102408 Dorsal body

Rattlesnake; Texas

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