BULLSNAKE Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) 

STATUS:  Common

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

HABITAT: Western Cross Timbers, Eastern Cross Timbers, Fort Worth Prairie, Mesquite Grand Prairie, Cedar-limestone Hills, Blackland Prairie, and Rolling Plains

SUBSPECIES:  Bullsnake P. c. sayi (Schlegel, 1837)

COMMENTS:  Bullsnakes are more common in the western half of the Metroplex.