Reptiles › Colubrid Snakes
Western Black-headed Snake
Tantilla planiceps
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Southwestern Blackhead SnakeTantilla hobartsmithi
Ring-necked SnakeDiadophis punctatus
Bocourt's Black-headed SnakeTantilla bocourti
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 544 |
|---|---|
| California | 452 |
| Arizona | 48 |
| Texas | 20 |
| Mexico | 19 |
| Nevada | 15 |
| Baja California Sur | 14 |
| New Mexico | 6 |
| Baja California | 5 |
| Utah | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Colubrid Snakes · Colubridae |
| Genus | Centipede Snakes · Tantilla |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Black-headed Snake with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.