Desert Striped Whipsnake

Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus

Classification

Class: Squamata
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae

Masticophis is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as whip snakes or coachwhips, in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the Americas. Member species are characterized by having a long, thin body and are not dangerous to humans.

Distribution

Desert Striped Whipsnake — (c) Cole Wolf, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cole Wolf · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 534

Sources and credits

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