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Southwestern Blackhead Snake

Tantilla hobartsmithi

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 27, February 25, March 33, April 44, May 40, June 19, July 24, August 33, September 22, October 20, November 21, December 24.
United States1,064
Arizona331
Texas306
New Mexico175
California106
Nevada96
Utah45
Mexico14
Coahuila de Zaragoza7
Colorado5

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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

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusCentipede Snakes · Tantilla

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