Photo of a Trans-pecos Ratsnake (Bogertophis subocularis)
Photo: Cullen Hanks, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Trans-pecos Ratsnake

Bogertophis subocularis

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Bogertophis
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Common

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About

Trans-pecos Ratsnake (Bogertophis subocularis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate coniferous forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest and 24 more. Common: recorded in 233 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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