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The Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus), also known as the Alameda striped racer, is a federally threatened subspecies of California whipsnake (M. lateralis). It is a colubrid snake distinguishable by its broad head, large eyes, black and orange coloring with a yellow stripe down each side, and slender neck.
The California whipsnake, M. lateralis, has a range from Trinity County, California, west of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to northwestern Baja California, at altitudes between 0–2,250 metres (0–7,382 ft) and is known to use a wide variety of habitat types including the California coast and in the foothills, the chaparral of northern Baja, mixed deciduous and pine forests of the Sierra de ...
Adults of species in the genus Masticophis may attain a total length (including tail) from 152 cm (5 ft) for M. lateralis to 259 cm (8.5 ft) for M. flagellum.A distinctive character of this genus is the shape of the frontal scale (the large scale in the center of the upper surface of the head) which is bell-shaped and elongated.
The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a special district operating in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, California, within the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area. It maintains and operates a system of regional parks which is the largest urban regional park district in the United States.
The striped whipsnake is oviparous. [1] [3] Little is known about the reproductive activities of M. taeniatus. After fertilization the female striped whipsnake will lay a clutch of 3-12 eggs, between the months of June and July, [citation needed] usually in an abandoned rodent burrow. [1] One study has shown a natural incubation period of 44 to ...
Fry, as well as other scientists who studied the new species, shot incredible photos of the newly discovered snake in action. Here are some images of the northern green anaconda found in the ...
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Demansia rimicola Scanlon, 2007 – soil-crack whipsnake; Demansia rufescens Storr, 1978 – rufous whip snake; Demansia shinei Shea, 2007 – Shine's whipsnake; Demansia simplex Storr, 1978 – grey whipsnake; Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) – collared whipsnake; Demansia vestigiata (De Vis, 1884) – lesser black whipsnake