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Texas Patch-nosed Snake - Salvadora grahamiae lineata
Schmidt, 1940
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| Adult, Hidalgo County, Texas | ||
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| Adult, Hidalgo County, Texas |
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| A Texas Patch-nosed Snake captures a Texas Spotted Whiptail, biting its tail and wrapping its body around the lizard's body to suffocate it. The snake dragged the lizard away before the observer could tell if it successfully killed and ate the lizard. Central Texas, © Denise Kocek. |
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| Habitat, Hidalgo County, Texas | Habitat, Hidalgo County, Texas | |
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