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Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis proximus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 1,176, February 1,125, March 1,278, April 2,425, May 1,486, June 742, July 649, August 669, September 796, October 847, November 1,104, December 1,070.
United States21,383
Texas11,367
Louisiana2,180
Oklahoma888
Mississippi859
Kansas453
Arkansas372
Mexico347
Illinois331
Missouri303

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

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusGarter Snakes · Thamnophis

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