The gopher snake, aka bull snake (named for it’s attitude), is a hefty, non-venomous, colubrid snake that makes its home from Canada all the way down to Mexico. Gopher snakes live
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The gopher snake, aka bull snake (named for it’s attitude), is a hefty, non-venomous, colubrid snake that makes its home from Canada all the way down to Mexico. Gopher snakes live
There are 7 known subspecies of coachwhip snakes whos demographic extends from the west coast to the east coast throughout the southern U.S. The Arizona coachwhip is found across all of western and southern Arizona at elevations from just above sea level to around 6,000
Having the second most potent venom of any snake, the coral snake is not only beautiful but deadly! These beauties can be found in the southwest, southern, and southeastern United States
The western diamondback rattlesnake lives in deserts, forests, grassy plains, rocky hillsides and even along the coastline. They live at elevations from below sea level up to 6,500 feet. They can be found in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma; as well as northern
The California king snake, as it’s name states, primarily lives in California. However, they can be found in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and even in North Texas too. They can live in deserts,
The beautiful San Francisco garter snake can be seen in the western parts of the San Francisco peninsula, around hillsides from the San Fran. city line on south to the Crystal Springs
The fer-de-lance is a highly venomous pit viper species that resides from southern Mexico to northern South America. They inhabit pine and broadleaf forests, often looking for
The boa constrictor is just that a constrictor. They aren’t venomous as they have evolved beyond the need for venom and instead developed strong muscles that are used to squeeze the
The brown tree snake is an arboreal (lives in trees), rear-fanged colubrid snake native to eastern and northern coastal Australia, eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi to Papua), Papua New Guinea
The red-bellied black snake is a species of elapid snake native to Australia. They are one of eastern Australia’s most commonly encountered snakes. These snakes are not typically an