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Flathead Snake

Tantilla gracilis

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

They are a small, fossorial snake. The back color is tannish-brown, and the top of the head is gray. The Tantilla genus always have a pink belly, which distinguishes this snake from the similarly looking blackhead snake.

Habitat:

This guy was found under a piece of tin we flipped in thorn scrub area.

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PublishedMarch 25, 2013

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