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The Arizona State Reptile is the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi). [2] Snakes. Non venomous. Arizona Milk Snake;
This is a list of the known extant reptiles of Arizona. [1] The Arizona state reptile is the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake ( Crotalus willardi willardi ). [ 2 ]
Crotalus willardi is a venomous pit viper species found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. This snake is found mainly in the "sky island" region. [5] The IUCN reports this snake's conservation status as being of Least Concern. [1] It is the official state reptile of Arizona. [6]
Lampropeltis pyromelana, the Sonoran mountain kingsnake or Arizona mountain kingsnake, [2] is a species of snake native to the southwestern United States. It can grow up to 36 inches (910 mm) in length.
Arizona elegans is a species of medium-sized colubrid snake commonly referred to as the glossy snake or the faded snake, [3] which is endemic to the southwestern United States and Mexico. It has several subspecies. Some have recommended that A. elegans occidentalis be granted full species status.
Texas has the most snakes in the United States but if you want to talk about venomous snakes, you have to look to Arizona, which has — wait for it — 19 of the country’s 20 dangerous snakes.
The Arizona black rattlesnake is the first species of snake observed to exhibit complex social behavior, [11] and like all temperate pit vipers, care for their babies. Females remain with their young in nests for 7 to 14 days, and mothers have been observed cooperatively parenting their broods.
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