PRAIRIE KINGSNAKE Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) 

STATUS:  Common

DOCUMENTED COUNTIES:  Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise

HABITAT:  open areas in all habitat types

SUBSPECIES:  Prairie Kingsnake L. c. calligaster (Harlan, 1827)