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Red Coachwhip

Coluber flagellum piceus

Description:

Snake crossing the boardwalk.

Habitat:

Scrub with some nearby ponds.

Notes:

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Armagosa, Nevada.

1 Species ID Suggestions

red coachwhip, red racer
Coluber flagellum piceus Coluber flagellum piceus - Red Racer


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2 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

You're welcome. So if you agree you can edit the common name and scientific name fields to use the suggestion :-)

elaphrus
elaphrus 11 years ago

Thank-you, S Frazier! The page you linked too mentioned the tail looking like a braided whip, so I have now uploaded a second picture, this one showing the tail. Looks good to me!

elaphrus
Spotted by
elaphrus

Nevada, USA

Spotted on May 28, 2010
Submitted on Jan 26, 2013

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