Black And White Diamond Back Snake

Rodents are their main food source which explains their name.

Black and white diamond back snake.

Black rat snakes have skin showing around their scales which makes a small white diamond pattern. Juveniles are white to gray with brown or black spots. This nervous snake will readily bite in its own defense though it causes little damage. Of black gray and white with no truly distinguishable pattern although to some it may appear slightly diamond shaped.

Black racer adults have a black body with a white chin and throat and a gray to almost a bluish gray colored belly. However black racers are usually smaller and tend to have more white markings than rat snakes. That ws the first. A row of large brown to sandy brown diamond shaped blotches lines the back.

This snake looks much like the black rat snake with a black body and white chin. There are two dark diagonal lines on each side of its face running from the eyes to its jaws. All the other snakes you said no to were all from the region. The western diamondback rattlesnake or texas diamond back crotalus atrox is a venomous rattlesnake species found in the southwestern united states and mexico it is likely responsible for the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern mexico and the greatest number of snakebites in the u s.

Adults have a black body with a white chin and throat and a white or pale yellow belly. The egg laying nonvenomous snake hibernates and often enters homes because it is good at climbing. I could not find a good picture for you. Black 2 white 2 tail bottom scale divided yes 67 no 2 tail plain black no 143 yes 14 tail rings none 119.

Black striped snake contia tenuis sharptail snake crotalus adamanteus eastern diamondback rattlesnake. The common kingsnake normally has sparse chain like white bands. Not a picky animal. Rat snakes also eat frogs birds and eggs.

Red diamond rattlesnake crotalus scutulatus mojave rattlesnake crotalus tigris tiger rattlesnake. This snake likes open grassy areas but also woodland desert foothills streams canals and swamps. It has dark diamond shaped patterns along is back. It has dark diamond shaped patterns along is back.

The tail is marked with alternating black and white bands that are roughly equal in width. The one diamond back was an eastern diamond back rattler which is venomous. No subspecies are currently recognized. There are two dark diagonal lines on each side of its face running from the eyes to its jaws.

Some living in the mountains are completely black. The tail has black and white bands just above the rattles. As a juvenile it would be ready to shed and does have some patterning on the back. The western diamondback rattlesnake crotalus atrox is a heavy bodied snake with a triangular shaped head.

They are non vemomous but can be very obnoxious is challanged. The higher above sea level it lives the thinner its stripes tend to be. The blotches have dark edges are often outlined in cream or pale gray and are peppered with dark speckles.