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Smith's Black-headed Snake

Tantilla hobartsmithi

Photo by KeithRoragen
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About a foot long.

Habitat:

Desert scrubland

Notes:

Found under a piece of wood in Saguaro National Park, Rincon Mountain District. Unknown to me at the time, these snakes are mildly venomous, though not dangerous to humans.

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