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Rough Earth Snake

Virginia striatula

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Field Notes

Description:

Small - roughly 5-6 inches in length. Tannish/brown in color. Appeared to have two faint vertical stripes.

Habitat:

A fossorial snake that was found underneath a log near other small pieces of brush/leaf litter in my backyard.

Reference Links:

Rough Earth Snake - Virginia striatula - Overview, Virginia striatula, http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/virstr.htm

Species ID Suggestions

rough earth snake

Virginia striatula

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KarenSaxton
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Comments (3)
Aaron_G
Thanks for the information. The reason I asked is because the flat-headed snake (Tantilla gracilis) is really similar in look, but the big difference between it and the rough earthsnake is the belly. The flat-headed snake has a pink belly, while the earthsnake has a cream/tan one. We have them in the same areas where I live in Oklahoma, and I see they're both widespread in Texas as well. :-) http://www.herpsoftexas.org/content/flat-headed-snake
JeremiahSchindler
Aaron, I'm not sure if you can see it in the third picture, where I'm holding the snake, but there's a tiny sliver of the color of the underside. It was a light tan or light grey color, but it wasn't too dramatic of a color change.
Aaron_G
Do you happen to know what the underside looks like?

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Snakes of the World
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Central Texas Biodiversity Survey
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Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
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Herps of Texas
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Keep Austin Wild

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PublishedApril 27, 2013

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