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Ground Snake

Sonora semiannulata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 334, February 320, March 363, April 689, May 422, June 205, July 184, August 190, September 226, October 241, November 314, December 304.
United States8,499
Texas3,792
Oklahoma1,732
Arizona610
California591
New Mexico307
Nevada278
Kansas277
Utah270
Mexico64

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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
GenusGround Snakes · Sonora

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