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This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.
The Texas indigo snake is listed as a threatened species by the state of Texas. [5] Its primary threat is from habitat loss due to human development. Each snake requires a large home range to forage, and urban sprawl is shrinking its usable habitat. Roads bisect its territory, and many snakes each year are run over by cars.
The Abilene Fire Station No. 2, at 441 Butternut in Abilene, Texas, was built in 1926.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]It was deemed to be "Abilene's best and least altered example of a local government building.
There are 105 species of snakes in Texas, 15 are deadly. Here’s what to know.
A second straight day of drenching rain flooded the downtown area of Houston, Texas, on Tuesday -- and the flood waters are creating unusual dangers, like a large rat snake that washed up on a ...
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Two-toed amphiumas are the most prominent in the Amphiumidae family and the longest salamander species in the United States, [4] that can grow from 39 to 1,042 g (1.4 to 36.8 oz) in mass and from 34.8 to 116 cm (13.7 to 45.7 in) in length.
Venomous snakes, such as the rattlesnake, can and do climb trees — but it isn't commonly observed. More: Texas is home to 4 venomous snake groups. Here's what to look out for when you see one