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Striped Whipsnake

Masticophis taeniatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 86, February 82, March 93, April 177, May 109, June 53, July 47, August 49, September 58, October 62, November 81, December 78.
United States3,563
Texas975
California449
New Mexico338
Utah295
Arizona252
Nevada215
Idaho153
Oregon105
Colorado100

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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
GenusWhipsnakes · Masticophis

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