DFW HERPS |
Virginia striatula |
Rough Earth Snake |
ROUGH EARTH SNAKE Virginia striatula (Linnaeus, 1766) STATUS: Common DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise HABITAT: Trinity River Bottoms, Eastern Cross Timbers, Western Cross Timbers, Mesquite Grand Prairie, Fort Worth Prairie, Blackland Prairie, and Brazos River Bottoms COMMENTS: One of the few snakes that is common in residentual areas. |