DFW HERPS |
Pantherophis (Elaphe) emoryi |
Great Plains Ratsnake |
GREAT PLAINS RATSNAKE Pantherophis (Elaphe) emoryi (Baird and Girard, 1853) STATUS: Common DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise HABITAT: Western Cross Timbers, Fort Worth Prairie, Mesquite Grand Prairie, Cedar-limestone Hills, Blackland Prairie, and Rolling Plains COMMENTS: The great plains rat snake is much more common in the western part of the Metroplex than it is in the east.
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